Separate Tables
by Terence Rattigan

Separate Tables

Synopsis

These two plays are set in a shabby genteel hotel on England's south coast.

Except for the two leads in each (which may be doubled) the same characters appear in both.

In Table by the Window, a down-at-the-heels journalist is confronted by his ex-wife, a former model who provoked him to the violent act that sent him to prison, destroying his future.

Still in love, they nevertheless go through another terrible scene and it is the hotel manager, Miss Cooper, who helps repair their broken lives.

In Table Number Seven, a 'self-made' army colonel without any true background and education to which he lays claim, finds solace with a spinster over the objections of her ruthless, domineering mother.

When a sordid scandal threatens to drive them apart, Miss Cooper again comes to the rescue.

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 11 total roles, 8 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1956
ISBN 10
0573014043
ISBN 13
9780573014048
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st
Print Length
152 pages
Language
English
Print
Separate Tables is a British play written by and published by Samuel French in 1956. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573014048 and an ISBN-10 of 0573014043.
Digital
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