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Accidental Productions presents the Australian Premiere of:-
“A State of Affairs” by Graham Swannell
Marriage, sex and adultery are the subjects of Graham Swannell's first stage play. This witty and penetrating comedy quartet treats its theme with a moving and unforgettable compassion. A memorable debut.
Stuttgart
The “same old grunts and groans” are beginning to pall for Terence. He feels that it’s a bit like having Dover Sole every night. Not that there’s anything wrong with Dover Sole. In fact he loves it. Its just that he wants to spend time over it. Gently ease it from its bones. Eat it with relish. And you can’t do that if you eat it every day, or even twice a day, can you?
Consequences
Jack and Frances shook hands on the rules. They simply fancied each other. There was to be no falling in love. That would have been a “bloody cock-up” - especially since they were both already married. No, they would have the perfect affair with no consequences…….
The Day of the Dog
According to his friends Maurice and Cliff, Allen has the haunted look of a trapped animal, which can only mean one thing. He’s been “dabbling”. But who can resist when “there’s so much of it about”. They understand perfectly. What they can’t understand is why he has broken rule number one and told his wife. She might think that he’s having a dabble but she doesn’t want to know that he’s having a dabble. That would mean she has to face it…….
Commitment
Joanna and Ellis are new parents. Somehow amongst the nappies and the dishes, the fun and the sex (not to mention a good lie-in as well) seems to have disappeared from their lives. They are also missing some adult conversation with friends. Perhaps some help around the house could give them some time to re-vitalise their marriage. Unless of course they have the sort of help that their friend Julia has……….
From reviews of the first production at the Lyric Studio, Hammersmith:
"Sharp, funny and pleasingly idiomatic." Michael Coveney, Financial Times
'A writer who says new things about old subjects, and says them very well:
with wit, sensibility and tenderness." Harold Hobson, Times Literary Supplement.
"Dialogue that leaps off the stage with the artful clumsiness and terrifying deviousness of real life. These four little pieces are full of pitiless observation and compassionate hilarity." Sunday Times
“A State of Affairs” by Graham Swannell
Marriage, sex and adultery are the subjects of Graham Swannell's first stage play. This witty and penetrating comedy quartet treats its theme with a moving and unforgettable compassion. A memorable debut.
Stuttgart
The “same old grunts and groans” are beginning to pall for Terence. He feels that it’s a bit like having Dover Sole every night. Not that there’s anything wrong with Dover Sole. In fact he loves it. Its just that he wants to spend time over it. Gently ease it from its bones. Eat it with relish. And you can’t do that if you eat it every day, or even twice a day, can you?
Consequences
Jack and Frances shook hands on the rules. They simply fancied each other. There was to be no falling in love. That would have been a “bloody cock-up” - especially since they were both already married. No, they would have the perfect affair with no consequences…….
The Day of the Dog
According to his friends Maurice and Cliff, Allen has the haunted look of a trapped animal, which can only mean one thing. He’s been “dabbling”. But who can resist when “there’s so much of it about”. They understand perfectly. What they can’t understand is why he has broken rule number one and told his wife. She might think that he’s having a dabble but she doesn’t want to know that he’s having a dabble. That would mean she has to face it…….
Commitment
Joanna and Ellis are new parents. Somehow amongst the nappies and the dishes, the fun and the sex (not to mention a good lie-in as well) seems to have disappeared from their lives. They are also missing some adult conversation with friends. Perhaps some help around the house could give them some time to re-vitalise their marriage. Unless of course they have the sort of help that their friend Julia has……….
From reviews of the first production at the Lyric Studio, Hammersmith:
"Sharp, funny and pleasingly idiomatic." Michael Coveney, Financial Times
'A writer who says new things about old subjects, and says them very well:
with wit, sensibility and tenderness." Harold Hobson, Times Literary Supplement.
"Dialogue that leaps off the stage with the artful clumsiness and terrifying deviousness of real life. These four little pieces are full of pitiless observation and compassionate hilarity." Sunday Times