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Midsummer (Greig & McIntyre)
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1f, 1m
David Greig, Gordon McIntyre
Midsummer
by David Greig and Gordon McIntyre
"A warm-hearted, beautifully sculpted musical romantic comedy. - The Scotsman
"Sad, funny and instantly recognisable ... irresistible and unmissable." - Herald
A midsummer weekend in Edinburgh. It's raining. Bob's a failing car salesman on the fringes of the city's underworld. Helena's a high-pow…
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Cast Size
1f, 1m -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy
Details
Summary
A midsummer weekend in Edinburgh. It's raining. Bob's a failing car salesman on the fringes of the city's underworld. Helena's a high-powered divorce lawyer with a taste for other people's husban's. She's totally out of his league; he's not her type at all. They absolutely should not sleep together. Which is, of course, why they do.
Midsummer is the'story of a great lost weekend of bridge-burning, car chases, wedding bust-ups, bondage miscalculations, midnight trysts and self-loathing hangovers. A collaboration between David Greig and singer-songwriter Gordon McIntyre, Midsummer opened at the Traverse Theatre in October 2008 and was revived for an international tour in the'summer of 2009. The music is included at the back of the script.
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting Simple settings
- Additional Features Play with Music
Media
"A warm-hearted, beautifully sculpted musical romantic comedy. - The Scotsman
"Sad, funny and instantly recogn'sable ... irresistible and unmissable." - Herald
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors
David Greig
David Greig’s award winning work includes The Strange Undoing Of Prudencia Hart (Tron Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland); Midsummer (Traverse Theatre and Soho Theatre/Tricycle Theatre, UK and international tour); Dunisinane (RSC at Hampstead Theatre and National Thea ...
