A Better Woman
Published on 12. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-0-9571829-7-4 (ISBN)
Description
A Better Woman is a full-length, two act comedy play about love and indecision.
Tom is searching for 'the one'. In fact, now that he's in his forties, Tom's been searching for 'the one' for quite some time. After a few romantic near misses, he turns to the world of online dating to find someone to grow old with.
With the help of his despairing neighbours he launches a determined quest to find his perfect match, undertaking an exhausting series of whirlwind dates only to discover that they all look like his ex ... Bar one.
And she's pretty scary.
While Tom prevaricates, past and present come together to force his reluctant hand.
Simon Mendes da Costa is also the author of Losing Louis, for which he was nominated Most Promising Playwright by the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. A Better Woman had its premiere at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury in 2015, about which Michael Billington wrote in the Guardian: 'This new piece tackles the perils of internet dating with similar angst-ridden gaiety.'
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Kent
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
121 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9571829-7-4 (9780957182974)
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Simon Mendes da Costa trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and worked as an actor for a number of years before turning his hand to writing. His first play, Table for One, was performed at the Hen and Chickens Theatre in 2001 (Time Out's Critics' Choice). His second play, Losing Louis, earned him a nomination for the Evening Standard's Most Promising Playwright award. It premièred at Hampstead Theatre in 2005 directed by Robin Lefevre and starred Lynda Bellingham and Alison Steadman. The production transferred to the West End before embarking on a No. 1 UK tour. A separate, Americanised, production opened on Broadway at The Biltmore Theatre in 2006. A Better Woman was commissioned and premièred at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury during Simon's tenure as Literary Associate.