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The Philanthropist

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

Christopher Hampton

The Philanthropist
by Christopher Hampton

Philip gives a small party for his fiancí©e Celia and a few frien's. Afterwards Celia leaves with the othe's, while another young lady offers to help wash up, later revealing more intimate intentions. Celia discovers what happened and breaks thin's o…

The Philanthropist

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    3w, 4m

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Philip gives a small party for his fiancí©e Celia and a few frien's. Afterwards Celia leaves with the othe's, while another young lady offers to help wash up, later revealing more intimate intentions. Celia discovers what happened and breaks thin's off, revealing that she'spent the night of the party with another man. Philip then joins another couple for dinner, apparently deciding to re-enact the end of his deceased friend John's original play, which had been responsible for John's suicide.
M4 (young, middle-age) F3 (young)
  • Setting A living-room

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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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