Same Time, Another Year
by Bernard Slade

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What readers are saying

Readers generally find this sequel to be an entertaining continuation of the beloved original. Many appreciate the humor and emotional depth maintained throughout the characters' development, while some express a desire for a different ending. A small fraction of reviewers criticize it for not living up to the original's legacy. Overall, it strikes a positive chord among fans of the original play and movie.

Entertaining continuation of the originalFunny and poignant momentsGreat character developmentPriceless dialogueSome found it lacking compared to the original

Synopsis

Comedy / 1m 1f / Int

A memorable evening with two of the world's favorite characters this sequel to Same Time Next Year continues the saga of an extramarital affair conducted one weekend a year into the last quarter of the twentieth century.

Maturing into their late sixties Doris and George share the inevitabilities of aging and the convolutions of parenting and grandparenting as they redefine love outside of their annual tryst and romance within it.

Hilarity and tenderness are perfectly b

Press Reviews

"Very funny."

— Pasadena Star News

"Features the same kind of comic dialogue, moments of tenderness, and romantic notions that made the first chronicle such a hit."

— Back Stage West

"Clever, insightful, touching ... and always entertaining and charming."

— Hollywood Reporter

"This is one delicious evening."

— Rose Report

"Has wonderful comic moments."

— Daily Variety

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year2010
BindingPaperback
EditionIllustrated
Pages114
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573695025
ISBN-100573695024
LCCN95205308
LCCPS3569.L2 S197 1995
DCC812/.54

Same Time, Another Year is a American comedy play written by Bernard Slade and published by Samuel French in New York (2010).

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