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Marriage

1981

A wry, talky chamber piece where awkward courtship and social embarrassment simmer into quiet absurdity.

Directed by
Michael Simpson
Starring
John Wood, Margaret Tyzack, Gawn Grainger
Overview
Councillor Podkolyossin has called on the services of Madame Fyokla, the matchmaker - decision he is already beginning to regret. Against his better judgment he finds himself competing for the hand of Miss Agafya.

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Directed by
Michael Simpson
Starring
John Wood, Margaret Tyzack, Gawn Grainger
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Michael Simpson
Written by
Eric Bentley
Starring
John Wood, Margaret Tyzack, Gawn Grainger, Norman Rodway, Stratford Johns, Dinah Stabb, Peter Biddle, Jane Freeman
Languages
English

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