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Love and the Boxer

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Joe Corrie

A short, 1 act comedy by Joe Corrie.

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Love and the Boxer

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Danny Sullivan is the pride of his family in the boxing ring, and gives every promise of becoming one day a world champion. In love with Mary, the pretty daughter of the family upstairs, he is viewing his next fight with great confidence. But Mary has suddenly found some curious ideas of social ambition, and now claims she is in love not with a lout of a boxer but with a refined and cultured young man, one that will improve her mind, one Vincent Blenkinsop... 
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Performing Groups
Jack Hawkins downright; 55
Danny 23
Peter Sullivan Danny's Father; cocky, jaunty; middle aged
Vincent 23
Nellie capable, domesticated; 25 
Mrs Sullivan Danny's Mother; agressive; middle aged
Mary good-looking; 23
Lizzie snobbish; middle aged 
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting A Living-room
  • Additional Features Stage Combat
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Author

Joe Corrie

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