The Private Ear

The Private Ear

The Private Ear

The Private Ear

The Private Ear

Overview

Bob is a born loser: plain and shy he is no match for Ted whose facile charm impresses "the birds". Bob thinks he has found a different kind of girl and invites her to dinner. Ted bustles about, further reducing Bob's store of confidence. Doreen arrives. Her quiet poise is revealed as foolishness and she finds classical music as tedious as Bob's conversation.

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Details

  • Time Period: Contemporary

Authors

Peter Shaffer

Sir Peter Shaffer, in full, Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (1926-2016), was a British playwright of considerable range who moved easily from farce to the portrayal of human anguish.

Educated at St. Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge, Shaffer first worked for a music publisher and ...

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