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First Night

Short Play, Drama  /  3w, 1m

Mabel Constanduros, Denis Constanduros

It is Viola and Peter Rowlands' wedding day but nightfall has brought fog and the anti-climax of a night's lodging in a second-rate inn off the Great West Road.

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First Night

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 1m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
Viola, some years older than her husband, has found the fame and money in the theatre which has eluded Peter but they are both determined that this shall make no difference to their married happiness. The general prospect looks less bleak when the landlady Mrs Battersby turns out to be an old pro and is delighted to welcome a famous actress; she confides in Viola that her daughter Edna was in show business until a young actor jilted her and absconded with her money while playing a date in Ditchbury. Viola remembers that this is the town about which Peter is always talking and her overstrained nerves lead her to imagine the worst. Could this playboy have been her husband? 
Performing Groups
Peter Rowland: good-looking, charming, superficial; about 35
Viola: sophisticated, attractive; early 40s 
Mrs Battersby: practical, motherly; middle aged
Edna: quiet, pretty; late twenties
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting A Sitting-room
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

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

Authors

Author

Mabel Constanduros

Author

Denis Constanduros

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