The Norman Conquests (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alan Ayckbourn
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Norman Dewers, Ruth Dewers, Reg, Sarah, Annie, Tom
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: 1970’s, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Communication, Marriage, England or English people, Adultery, Homemakers
- Locales: England
The Play
The Norman Conquests is a trilogy of full-length plays, Table Manners, Living Together, and Round and Round the Garden, each taking place during the same July weekend in different parts of a house and garden in suburban England. Table Manners, set in the dining room, opens on a Saturday evening as Reg and Sarah arrive to look after Reg’s invalid mother while Annie, his youngest sister, goes away for the weekend. Annie is going alone, leaving behind her friend Tom, a veterinarian who prefers animals to people and is, according to...
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