Sitting Pretty
by Amy Rosenthal

Sitting Pretty Book Cover
Sitting Pretty Cover

Synopsis

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

Press Reviews

"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

Characters

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

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 2001
Binding Paperback
Pages 100
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573019210
ISBN-10 0573019215
LCCN 2006467319
LCC MLCS 2006/42905 (P)

Sitting Pretty is a British comedy play written by Amy Rosenthal and published by Samuel French (2001).

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