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Title

Kathleen

Writer

Angeliki Zaphiropoulou

Cast

3m 4f

ISBN

9781840943047

Book Fee Code

C - £6

Licence Fee Code

C - £35 - for each performance.

Duration

Full Length

Type

A Play

Synopsis

Facing a mid-life crisis, Kathleen, the modern wife of Paul, an Editor-in-Chief of an evening newspaper in London and mother of Lily, a law student, expresses her discontent with the mode of living imposed upon her. But Kathleen surprises Paul, Lily, Harry, Lily`s fiancé, a lawyer and Rory, their faithful maid-servant when she doesn`t hesitate to abandon her family and live with Robert, a famous, young sculptor in Hillingdon after their having mutually fallen in love at first sight. Conscious of the void that Kathleen also feels near him, Robert encourages her to become an independent personality through housework and artistic work, which helps her to react with dignity when their age gap is emphasized by the revenge of Alice, a model and Robert`s ex girl-friend. Due to rumours about Paul`s depression and her own conflicting sentiments, Kathleen finally returns home. Though she feels welcomed and pardoned, she still struggles against her strong emotional turmoil. Will Robert let Kathleen find her inner peace?

Alice, aged 19-35, (41 spoken lines)
Harry, aged 28-38, (70 spoken lines)
Kathleen, aged 48-54, (300 spoken lines)
Lily, aged 20-25, (176 spoken lines)
Paul, aged 55-60, (174 spoken lines)
Robert, aged 32-44, (134 spoken lines)
Rory, aged 50-68, (84 spoken lines)

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