Absurd Person Singular (Masterplots II: Drama)
At a glance:
- Author: Alan Ayckbourn
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Farce
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Sidney Hopcroft, Jane Hopcroft, Geoffrey Jackson, Eva Jackson, Ronald Brewster-Wright, Marion Brewster-Wright
The Play
Absurd Person Singular takes place on the Christmas Eve of three consecutive years—past, present, and future—when three couples gather to celebrate the festive season. Each act takes place in a kitchen, with the events taking place in the rest of the house authenticated by offstage noises, the raucous laughter of Dick and Lottie Potter, who in fact never show their faces, and the Jacksons’ large, gruff-sounding dog.
Act 1 is set in the kitchen of Jane and Sidney Hopcroft. Husband and wife are in a state of panic, anxious to impress their guests....
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