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| How the Other Half Loves | |||
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| Written by | Alan Ayckbourn | ||
| Characters | Frank Foster Fiona Foster Bob Phillips Teresa Phillips William Featherstone Mary Featherstone | ||
| Date premiered | 31 July 1969 | ||
| Place premiered | Library Theatre, Scarborough | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Subject | Marriage, infidelity, dysfunctional relationships | ||
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How the Other Half Loves is a 1969 play in two acts by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is a farce following the consequences of an adulterous affair between a married man and his boss's wife and their attempts to cover their tracks by roping in a third couple to be their alibi, resulting in a chain of misunderstandings, conflicts and revelations.[1] The play is known to have secured Ayckbourn's runaway success as a playwright.[2]
- ^ How The Other Half Loves (1969) – Alan Ayckbourn’s official website
- ^ Allen, Paul (2001). Alan Ayckbourn: Grinnin at the Edge. Methuen. pp. 122–3. ISBN 0-413-73120-0.