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Two Fat Men

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 3m

Gillian Plowman

Two Fat Men
by Gillian Plowman

Duncan and George feel far from comfortable attending a Weight Busters meeting, surrounded as they are by women. Waiting for the meeting to start, they meet an old flame of George's - who bore him a child many years earlier - and Duncan strikes up an…

Two Fat Men

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
Duncan and George feel far from comfortable attending a Weight Busters meeting, surrounded as they are by women. Waiting for the meeting to start, they meet an old flame of George's - who bore him a child many years earlier - and Duncan strikes up an affecting romance with a sign language teacher. Line dancing and snatches of Gilbert and Sullivan enhance the jolly mood of this touching comedy-drama.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A room
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Gillian Plowman

Gillian Plowman
Gillian won the Verity Bargate award in 1988 with Me and My Friend, a poignantly funny play about the release of four patients from a psychiatric hospital into the community. It was first produced at the Soho Poly Theatre in 1990 and at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1992 ...
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