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Mike & Sally retreat to patch up their crumbling affair, escaping the pressures of the firm they both work for. She anticipates an in-depth analysis of their relationship with no holds barred, he’s dreading and ducking it … Savagely knowing about the differences between men and women and how they relate.

Robin Thornber, The Guardian

First produced at Phoenix Arts, Leicester, produced by Graham Watkins. Published in Love Bites.

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Script Excerpt

Mike: I don’t see how we can sort anything out till we know if the firm’s moving.

Sally: Forget all that. It’s just you and me, the two of us, here. All right?

Mike: All right. (Pause) Alone at last. (Pause) Again.

Sally: You don’t have to sound so pleased about it.

Mike: I suppose I don’t believe in it, that’s all.

Sally: Why not? We’re here. There’s no one else.

Mike: You can’t shut everything out.

Sally: We can try.

Mike: Just by talking?

Sally: Yes.

(Very long pause.)

Mike: And it’s me to start, I suppose.

Sally: Not necessarily.

Mike: I already have though, haven’t I.

Sally: We could start again.

Mike: You miss my point …

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