The Marriage Go Round
by Leslie Stevens
What readers are saying
Readers find the play to be a charming and realistic depiction of marriage issues. The dynamic between the married couple and their Swedish guest creates engaging comedic moments and tension. Overall, it is seen as an entertaining exploration of marital challenges.
Synopsis
This glittering entertainment starred Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer on Broadway.
The Marriage Go Round is an illustrated lecture on the perils of monogamy, delivered alternately by a Professor of Cultural Anthropology at a suburban New York College and his wife who is Dean of Women at the school.
Here the game of seduction becomes an ironic commentary on the war between the sexes.
Press Reviews
"Delightfully literate and gay, gently scornful and affectionately deprecatory. You expect the best. You are not disappointed."
— N.Y. World Telegram and Sun
"A triumph."
— N.Y. Times
Publication
The Marriage Go Round is a comedy play written by Leslie Stevens and published by Samuel French (1987).
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