Forty Carats
by Jay Allen adapted from Pierre Barillet, Jean Pierre Gredy

Forty Carats

Synopsis

By Jay Allen, adapted from Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierre Gredy.

Full Length, Comedy. 5 m, 6 f. 3 ints.

Julie Harris made a Tony-winning hit on Broadway starring in this comedy as Ann Stanley, a 40 year-old divorcee whose car breaks down while vacationing in Greece.

Rescued by and then introduced to the romance of the island by a young man of 22, Anne is taken on a whirlwind tour.

Back in New York, she returns to problems with her real estate business, her mother, her 17 year-old daughter Trina and ex-husbands while fending off the advances of a middle-aged client.

One evening a young man arrives to escort her daughter and turns out to be the youth from Greece.

Not only is the attraction between them still strong, but the amorous client then falls for Trina!

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 11 total roles, 6 female and 5 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1969
ISBN 10
0573609063
ISBN 13
9780573609060
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
106 pages
Language
English
Print
Forty Carats is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in 1969. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573609060 and an ISBN-10 of 0573609063.

Rating

3.22 out of 5

from 8 ratings and 1 review

Buy Play

Something Incorrect?

Spotted something wrong or missing with this play? Let us know!

You may also enjoy

Standout scripts we think deserve a spot in your next production.