written by Samuel Adamson
directed by Nicholas Hytner

approx. 2h 15min, 15min. interval

Production Info: NT Archive

Simon:                       Rory Kinnear
May:                         Margaret Tyzak
Patrick:                     Con O'Neill
Aurek:                       Michael Legge
Angus:                       Simon Gleeson
Alexander:                   Rhashan Stone
Toni:                        Madeleine Potter

Gay 32 year old Simon is having coffee with jewish actress neighbour May and is on his way to meet a school mate he had sex with during a school production of a Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 14. He asked an Australian wistle seller if he could come with him to buy a proper suit for the meeting, but he declined.
When he meets Patrick it turned out that he had mixed up Simon with another pupil called John Hepple (now QC) who played Lysander although he slowly remember Simon's Puck. They parted with a row. A young guy in a pink shirt and coat, dragging a string of empty tin behind, is passing by.
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