
Follow the Gleam
Nancy Protter
Unmarried sisters in their fifties share a London flat.
Nina is brisk, dynamic and gainfully employed.
Nancy is plump, self-conscious and suddenly redundant.
Urged to find a hobby, she unwittingly stumbles into a job modeling for eccentric drawing students and their philandering teacher.
Initially horrified to discover that life models pose naked, Nancy is unexpectedly liberated by the experience.
Though she keeps this activity a secret, her newfound confidence unsettles Nina.
The sisters move toward an inevitable confrontation as Nina faces her unhappy past and Nancy glimpses a possible future.|6 women, 4 men
"Assured ... with a gentle blend of wit and the poignant."
— Independent
"Rosenthal writes like a female Alan Ayckbourn."
— Guardian
"Wonderful ... ensemble piece of immense acuity and pathos."
— Time Out
| Character |
|---|
| Nina slight, dynamic, 53 |
| Max jovial, round-faced, mid-fifties |
| Phillip artist, 48 |
| Zelda sassy, attractive, 20 |
| Josie brittle, elegant, 38 |
| Sylvia a stately lady, mid-sixties |
| Martin thin, tetchy, mid-forties |
| Bridget wife of Martin, mid-forties |
| Luka tall, handsome, 18 |
| Nancy plump, faded, 55 |
Sitting Pretty is a British comedy play written by Amy Rosenthal and published by Samuel French (2001).
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