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Me & My Friend archiveA black comedy, the play explores the relationship between two 'odd' couples thrown prematurely out of hospital care. In the downstairs flat are Oz, who has never recovered from his mother's death, and Bunny, whose workaholism led to estrangement from his wife. Upstairs are Robin, a middle-class housewife who suffocated her own son, and Julia whose obsessive thoughts of men drew her into prostitution. In the first act we see the men conduct fantasy interviews for jobs they will never get, then in the second act, the women trying to make plans for a holiday. They all meet when Oz throws a disastrous party with the four desperately attempting the niceties of social intercourse. Hilarious and heart-breaking at once, this play won Gillian the 1988 Verity Bargate Award and was seen at the Soho Poly in 1990 and Chichester Festival Theatre in 1992. The first act was produced at The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond in June 2002 together with A Kind of Alaska by Harold Pinter.

Cast/Performers

Philip Goudal, Daryl Bennett, Frances Iles, Karrie Breen

Creatives/Company

Author: Gillian Plowman
Company: PostScript Theatre
Director: Gene David Kirk
Design: Janie Ranger
Stage Manager: Alison Kirkwood

Me & My Friend

Me & My Friend (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0823171543. Details of all Me & My Friend archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4191

Archive Listings

11 Jan 15
  to
13 Jan 15
Alma Tavern Theatre
Bristol, City of Bristol
Performance Details => Venue archive
30 Nov 14
  to
1 Dec 14
Drayton Arms Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Reviews


jim: 04Dec14:
Saw our in london. Incredibly moving production. .. great play. Super cast

User Reviews

jim (04Dec14): Saw our in london. Incredibly moving production. .. great play. Super cast
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