4000 Days
by Peter Quilter

Name: 4000 Days
Brand: Peter Quilter
SKU: 9780573111402
Rating: 4 (8 reviews)

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105 minsPresent DayInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Synopsis

What would you do if you forgot the last decade of your life?

After a blood clot unexpectedly formed in his brain, Michael has been in a coma for three weeks.

Watching over him in hospital is his bitter mother, Carol, and his dull but well-meaning partner, Paul.

They are united in their grief over Michael, and in their intense dislike of each other.

When Michael wakes, they realize that 11 years of his memory have been completely erased.

He remembers nothing of the last 4000 days.

He remembers nothing of Paul.

It is as though the relationship never existed.

Paul must now fight to bring Michael’s memory back while Carol fights to remove him from their lives completely.

Michael, still charming and witty, concentrates his recovery on creating a giant mural on the back wall of his hospital room... an expression of his loss, his hopes, and his desire to live his life as the man he was 11 years ago, not the man he has become.

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Press Reviews

"[A] thoughtful drama about memories lost and found... Peter Quilter’s play is thought-provoking and, ironically, very memorable."
— Chicago Theatre Review

"An intriguing amnesiac drama."
— The Guardian

"Spiced with bouts of wit that get loud laughs from the audience."
— British Theatre

"Sharp one-liners, interesting questions and stimulating ideas."
— Financial Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Paul In his 40’s/50’s. A pleasant gay man with a good heart, but perhaps a little ordinary and lacking in passion.	male	—	In his 40’s/50’s. A pleasant gay man with a good heart, but perhaps a little ordinary and lacking in passion.
Michael Carol’s son, 40’s/50’s. Charming and artistic, with natural wit and intelligence.Note: The age of the characters is flexible. Michael and Paul can be in their 30’s, 40’s or 50’s. Carol can be in her 50’s, 60’s or 70’s, depending on the age of Michael.	female	—	Carol’s son, 40’s/50’s. Charming and artistic, with natural wit and intelligence.Note: The age of the characters is flexible. Michael and Paul can be in their 30’s, 40’s or 50’s. Carol can be in her 50’s, 60’s or 70’s, depending on the age of Michael.
Carol Michael’s mother, 60’s/70’s. Waspish and difficult, with a dry sense of humour. Hides her deep feelings behind a cool veneer.	female	—	Michael’s mother, 60’s/70’s. Waspish and difficult, with a dry sense of humour. Hides her deep feelings behind a cool veneer.