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A State of Affairs

Collection / Anthology, Comedy  /  2f, 3m

Graham Swannell

This comedy quartet, witty and penetrating, treats its themes of adultery and marriage with a moving and unforgettable compassion.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2f, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Stuttgart M1 (30s) F1 (30s) a bedroom 
Terence's interest in sex has begun to pall. He just doesn't have the energy any longer to satisfy his wife's needs. But how to tell her? He practices in front of a mirror, remembering a wonderful time they had in Stuttgart. Caroline, however, is not prepared to let Terrence ease up and manufactures another Stuttgart - thigh-high black boots, sexy underwear and all... !

Consequences M1 (40) F2 (30) a hotel bedroom 
Jack and Frances are having an affair, meeting each week in a seedy hotel. Frances wants the affair to blossom and confesses to being in love with Jack. He wanting it to be just a 'ding-dong', backs off, but Frances has told her husband and he has spilled the beans to Milly, Jack's wife. Milly arrives, to be told the affair is over, but will Milly, strong and firm, allow Jack to forget it... ?

Day of the Dog M3 (30s) F2 (30s) a pub courtyard
Allen has confided a momentary infidelity to his wife. Instead of the hoped-for respect he has been thrown out. Two beery mates in a sun-drenched pub back garden console him before picking up a couple of sunbathers and leaving Allen to seek solace in his wiskey.

Commitment M1 (30s) F2 (30s) kitchen
A bickering couple, sitting in their (permanently) half-finished kitchen, exhausted by the demands of child-rearing, wistfully fantisize about their friends 'having fun' when one of the envied friends arrives, shattered by her husband's departure with the couple's nanny.
History
Lyric Hammersmith Studio Theatre 1985
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various - see description 
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Media

'... full of pitiless observation and compassionate hilarity.' Sunday Times
'Sharp, funny and pleasingly idiomatic.' Financial Times

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Author

Graham Swannell

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