Sitting Pretty
by Amy Rosenthal

Name: Sitting Pretty
Brand: Amy Rosenthal
SKU: 9780573019210
Rating: 3.5 (5 reviews)

Sitting Pretty Book Cover — Sitting Pretty Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

Interior SetBritish Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the strong and well-crafted script of the play. Many highlight the engaging characters and express enthusiasm about future productions. Overall, there is a positive reception for its writing quality.

Strong and well-crafted scriptEngaging charactersUncertainty about certain character roles

Synopsis

Unmarried sisters in their fifties share a London flat.

Nina is brisk, dynamic and gainfully employed.

Nancy is plump, self-conscious and suddenly redundant.

Urged to find a hobby, she unwittingly stumbles into a job modeling for eccentric drawing students and their philandering teacher.

Initially horrified to discover that life models pose naked, Nancy is unexpectedly liberated by the experience.

Though she keeps this activity a secret, her newfound confidence unsettles Nina.

The sisters move toward an inevitable confrontation as Nina faces her unhappy past and Nancy glimpses a possible future.|6 women, 4 men

Press Reviews

"Assured ... with a gentle blend of wit and the poignant."
— Independent

"Rosenthal writes like a female Alan Ayckbourn."
— Guardian

"Wonderful ... ensemble piece of immense acuity and pathos."
— Time Out

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Nina slight, dynamic, 53	—	—	slight, dynamic, 53
Max jovial, round-faced, mid-fifties	—	—	jovial, round-faced, mid-fifties
Phillip artist, 48	—	—	artist, 48
Zelda sassy, attractive, 20	—	—	sassy, attractive, 20
Josie brittle, elegant, 38	—	—	brittle, elegant, 38
Sylvia a stately lady, mid-sixties	female	—	a stately lady, mid-sixties
Martin thin, tetchy, mid-forties	—	—	thin, tetchy, mid-forties
Bridget wife of Martin, mid-forties	female	—	wife of Martin, mid-forties
Luka tall, handsome, 18	—	—	tall, handsome, 18
Nancy plump, faded, 55	—	—	plump, faded, 55