A SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. TITLE

The Treatment

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 6m

Martin Crimp

The Treatment
by Martin Crimp

Set in New York, the play tells the'story of Anne, a young woman whose husband likes to tie her up and silence her with tape while telling her of "the beauty of the world". She decides to leave him and soon meets two film producers who become interes…

The Treatment

Request licence
Get the Script
  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 6m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Set in New York, the play tells the'story of Anne, a young woman whose husband likes to tie her up and silence her with tape while telling her of "the beauty of the world". She decides to leave him and soon meets two film producers who become interested in making a film of her story. A scriptwriter is hired, but before long her life has been twisted into a voyeuristic fantasy, bearing little resemblance to the reality.
M6 (20s, 40s, 40s (black), 60s (black), 60s)
F4 (20s, 40s)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

    Please submit a license request to determine availability.

Scripts

Available Formats:
Get the Script

Authors

Martin Crimp

Martin Crimp

Martin Crimp was born in 1956 and began writing for theatre in the 1980s. His plays include: When we have sufficiently tortured each other (2019), Men Asleep (2018), The Rest Will be Familiar To You From Cinema (2013, voted by Germany’s Theater heute best foreign play of the ...

View full profile

Now Playing