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If You're Glad I'll Be Frank

Short Play, Drama  /  5w, 7m

Tom Stoppard

If You're Glad I'll Be Frank
by Tom Stoppard

Frank recognizes the voice of the GPO speaking clock as that of his long-lost wife. Determined to get her back, he forces his way into the inner sanctum of the Authorities to demand her release.

If You're Glad I'll Be Frank

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    5w, 7m

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Frank recognizes the voice of the GPO speaking clock as that of his long-lost wife. Determined to get her back, he forces his way into the inner sanctum of the Authorities to demand her release. Underlying the light-hearted story is a satiric comment on man's servitude to the clock.
M7 (middle-age) F5 (young, middle-age)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting An open stage

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Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard’s most recent play, Leopoldstadt, opened at Wyndham's Theatre in 2020 and transferred to Broadway in 2022. It won multiple Awards, including an Olivier Award and Tony Award for Best Play. He wrote his first play, Enter a Free Man, whilst working as a journalist i ...

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