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Come As You Are

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 2m, 11any gender (adult)

John Mortimer

Come As You Are
by John Mortimer

The wife of a well to do dentist is on the verge of having an affair with Peter Trilby, also a dentist. They get a few hours to themselves just before her son comes home from school. But the husband comes home unexpectedly and them discovers in the bedroom.

Come As You Are

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    Cast Size
    2w, 2m, 11any gender (adult)

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Summary
The wife of a well to do dentist is on the verge of having an affair with Peter Trilby, also a dentist. They get a few hours to themselves just before her son comes home from school. But the husband comes home unexpectedly and them discovers in the bedroom. He is furious, and challenges Peter to a duel. Eventually, the wife is saved, and Peter, having bowed out, goes down to the school to pick up her son.
Cast Attributes
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A bedroom, a living-room, a basement apartment, a flat

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John Mortimer

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