Taking Steps
by Alan Ayckbourn
What readers are saying
Readers feel that the concept of the play is great for a farce, but one reviewer believes it is best experienced in a live performance. There is a sense that the reading alone does not fully capture its potential.
Synopsis
Roland, a hard drinking tycoon, is considering buying an old Victorian house, once a brothel.
His solicitor and the vendor, a builder, arrive to complete the deal.
Also in the house are his wife, a frustrated dancer who is always considering leaving him, her brother and later the brother's fianc�, who is uncertain whether or not to run away.
In the course of one hectic night and morning, with continual running up and downstairs and in and out of rooms, these characters, each immersed in a personal problem, try to sort themselves out.-2 women, 4 men
Publication
Taking Steps is a British comedy play written by Alan Ayckbourn and published by Samuel French in London (1981).
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Samuel French · 1981 · 134 pp
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