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Stage Plays by Ian Hornby |
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Remember Me Synopsis When we're young, we look forward to things. When we're older we look back. Calvin realises he's missed the one time in his life when he wasn't looking forward or back, he was actually satisfied, and he missed it. Lynne and Calvin announce to their friends that their marriage is splitting because of an affair with Tony, the recently deceased. This intrigues their friends, but the revelation that it was Calvin who was having the affair and the knowledge that Tony died from AIDS, quickly breaks the final friendship apart, leading to a tragic conclusion. Ages flexible, but need to be compatible with relationships. Note that Peters could be played by a woman. With very minor changes, the part of David could easily be played by a disabled actor.
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Author's
notes Nevertheless, Calvin is realising his own mortality following the death of his friend. He's angry about it, feeling his life has been futile and looking for someone to blame for it. There's no happy ending here. I formed the idea from the opinion that it could be argued trees, buildings and so on are somehow cleverer than we humans, because they'll be around long after we're dead and
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