If I Were You
by Alan Ayckbourn

If I Were You Book Cover
If I Were You Cover

Synopsis

Characters: 3 male, 2 female Composite set: part of a bedroom, sitting-room, eating-area in kitchen The Rodales seem like an ordinary family, but beneath the surface things are beginning to crack.

Jill and Mal have lost the spark in their marriage, their son Sam resents his father and their daughter Chrissie has recently become a mum and is dealing with marriage issues of her own.

And while they all share advice on how others should live their lives, nobody is really taking it on board - until Mal and Jill see things from a dramatically different perspective, that is.

Waking up one morning and finding they have switched personas, Mal in Jill's body and Jill in Mal's, they must continue life "as normal" as their other half.

Jill faces the challenges of working with their son-in-law, Dean, as the Store Manager of a homewares shop, while Mal has suddenly becomes a housewife, learning more about his children - and finding out the secrets they already know about him!

Will seeing things from the other side make matters even worse, or is this just what they need in order to save their family?

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 5 total roles, 2 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
2011
ISBN 10
0573111952
ISBN 13
9780573111952
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR6051.Y35 I3 2011
Print
If I Were You is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in 2011. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573111952 and an ISBN-10 of 0573111952.

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