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When We Are Married
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 7w, 7m
Hilarity and pandemonium break out when three long-married couples – respected pillars of society – discover that the parson who married them was not authorized to do so... meaning they have been living in sin for 25 years.
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Cast Size
7w, 7m -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Winner! 1986 Olivier Award for Best Comedy
Nominee: 2011 Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play
Details
Summary
Twenty-five years ago, the Helliwells, the Parkers and the Soppitts were married on the same day by the same parson. They gather at the Helliwell home to celebrate their silver wedding. The new chapel organist tells them that he recently met the parson who conducted the triple wedding ceremony – he was not authorised to do so. Pandemonium breaks out when these pillars of society believe they have been living in sin for 25 years.
History
When We Are Married was first performed at the St. Martin's Theatre, London, on October 11, 1938.
Keywords
- Time Period 1930s
- Features Period Costumes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors
J.B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, son of a schoolmaster. He left Belle Vue School at 16 and worked in a wool office, beginning to write in his spare time. He volunteered for the army in 1914 and served throughout the First World War, surviv ...
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