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Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 1w, 1m
Ross Howard
A play of two worlds. This elemental and affecting two-hander explores love, its loss, and the lives we inherit and impose on others.
In the wake of public spending cuts, Arthur wrestles with the methods set out in Montgomery Swank’s "28 Ways to Terminate Your Existence and Questions You May Have", the one book he has salvaged from the closure of his beloved library.
In the wake of her own death, his wife Esther reconciles the ghosts of the past with a hope for the future.
A play of two worlds. This elemental and affecting two-hander explores love, its loss, and the lives we inherit and impose on others. British playwright Ross Howard is an Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow.
First performed at The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.
**A US version of the script is available to perform. **
ARTHUR HUEY – Long-serving community librarian. Mid 50s. ESTHER HUEY – His wife in life. Now deceased and eternally youthful. Mid 20s.
REVIEWS
"Howard's script sprints along with observation and humor.... this is a special script..." - Las Vegas Review Journal “ ….full of both outrageous dark comedy and deep sincerity….an ultimately compelling night of theatre” - nytheatre.com
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Ross Howard’s work has been seen in London (Theatre 503, Old Vic Tunnels, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Riverside Studios, Menier Gallery, Old Red Lion, Park Theatre, Finborough Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Southwark Playhouse), New York City (Cherry Lane Theatre, Theatre Row, A ...