John, a middle-aged actor, moves into a run-down guesthouse where he encounters romantic spinster Sarah.
Characters
Casting: 2M, 2F
BETTY - landlady, a type found in most northern cities where actors are obliged to tour - ghastly, intolerant but practical. JOHN - actor, middle-aged, genteel, unsuccessful but still hopeful. SARAH - romantic spinster who has ended up sadly in a lodging house but still hopes for better. TED - offstage, one of the landlady's favourite tenants whose main virtue is his blunt stupidity.