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| Dream, Lover | |||||
| comedy | 2m 5f | full length | |||
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Steve | Steve's and Janet's marriage has gone a little stale.
Steve is out of work and Janet works all hours trying to
support them. To add a bit of spice to his life Steve spends long hours
dreaming about Claire, a girl who satisfies his every fantasy but
unfortunately for Steve exists only in his (very visible) imagination.
Janet organises a lingerie party to make some spare cash. Imagine Steve's
surprise when one of the guests - Maxine - looks exactly like Claire, even
though she doesn't quite behave like her. Nevertheless Steve is in love.
Janet leaves and Steve and Maxine move in together. Maxine tries - she
really does - to return Steve's devotion but Steve is reaching for the
impossible. In desperation Steve imagines Claire again, except that his
imaginary Claire turns into Maxine before his eyes and is lost to him
forever. The play closes with Steve wishing once again for that which he
can no longer have - Janet.
It is left to the director as to whether to include Claire and Maxine as the same actress in the cast list. More surprise can be obtained if the audience is led to believe that two different actresses are involved, perhaps using an anagram of the actress's name in the programme. |
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| Claire | |||||
| Janet |
Steve's wife |
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| Gerry |
Steve's friend |
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| Anne |
Janet's friend |
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| Natalie |
Janet's friend |
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| Maxine |
Janet's friend |
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