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The Unexpected Man

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Christopher Hampton, Yasmina Reza

The Unexpected Man
by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton

A train compartment. A man and a woman. In a series of internal monologues, the man, a novelist, muses on his latest work, contemplates the futility of writing and considers his existence. The woman thin's of her life, loves and frien'ships in the fu…

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    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
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Summary
A train compartment. A man and a woman. In a series of internal monologues, the man, a novelist, muses on his latest work, contemplates the futility of writing and considers his existence. The woman thin's of her life, loves and frien'ships in the full knowledge that the man'she is facing is the novelist she admires. The play, in this translation was premiíÂred by the RSC at the Pit Theatre, London, in 1998. Available in the volume Yasmina Reza: Plays 1.
Keywords
M1 (middle age) F1 (middle age)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A train compartment
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Christopher Hampton

Christopher Hampton

Christopher Hampton became involved in theatre while studying French and German at Oxford University, and wrote a play in his first year.

The Royal Court's subsequent production was so successful that it transferred to the Comedy Theatre while he was still a student, making hi ...

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Yasmina Reza

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