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Overview
Synopsis
The play begins in the 1960s when two young lovers are forced to part. We then move to the present day and the interior of a Singles Bar where a group of middle aged people are gathered. They include divorced people, single people, separated people and a widow. With the aid of pop songs we learn of their troubles, their hopes and their dreams. Will one couple resolve their differences and come back together? Will two singles become a couple? Will the widow succumb to the lothario and will the two youngsters we met at the beginning finally rekindle the love they once had? With songs and laughter (and a few tears) all is resolved at the end. (Or is it?)
Editor's Note: This is a play with music.
Show Information
- Book
- Alan Lowe
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2011
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Settings
- Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- Present Day
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Community Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Male |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Male |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Male |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
Songs
I Will
Love Hurts
Oh Carol
As Usual
You were always on my mind
There goes my heart
Bobby’s Girl
It started all over again
A forever kind of love
Big Spender
Shut up and Kiss me
Another Saturday Night
My eyes adored you
You’ve got a friend in me
They can’t take that away from me
The Wanderer
You got what it takes
December 1963
I won’t send roses
Dream Lover
Crying
Rip it up.
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher