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Last Tango in Whitby

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  8w, 4m

Mike Harding

Last Tango in Whitby
by Mike Harding

For Pat, recently widowed, this year's charabanc trip to Whitby is tinged with sadness, but she is determined to enjoy herself. Phil and Edna provide entertainment with old-time dancing. Phil, too, is trying to enjoy herself, despite being trapped in…

Last Tango in Whitby

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    8w, 4m

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For Pat, recently widowed, this year's charabanc trip to Whitby is tinged with sadness, but she is determined to enjoy herself. Phil and Edna provide entertainment with old-time dancing. Phil, too, is trying to enjoy herself, despite being trapped in a dead marriage, and during their first dance together he and Pat feel the unexpected spark of mutual attraction. Despite disapproval from others, they decide to seize this second chance and start a new life together.
15 speaking, 6+ non-speaking can be played by M4 (middle-age) F8 (young, middle-age), with doubling. Extras M and F.
  • Time Period Contemporary

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