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Surprises
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3f, 3m
Love stories yet to happen, in a future full of surprises.
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Cast Size
3f, 3m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- UK Theatre Awards Nomination for Best New Play
Details
Summary
A comedy with its head in the future and its heart in the past, Alan Ayckbourn's Surprises premiered in July 2012 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre. - See more at: http://www.faber.co.uk/catalog/surprises/9780571297665#sthash.z2BLFPf4.dpuf
Who is the amorous stranger, Titus, who materialises in young Grace's bedroom? Can she believe he is who he says he is? For her parents, Franklin and Martha, does love everlasting still hold true if death is postponed indefinitely? Can lawyer Lorraine, who prides herself on her infallibility, have finally discovered the ideal partner, one who is also never wrong? Will lonely secretary Sylvia, after unhappy affairs with everyone from deep sea divers to space shuttle pilots, ever find her Mr Right?
A comedy with its head in the future and its heart in the past.
History
Keywords
- Time Period The Future
- Setting The near future
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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