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If I Were You

  • Alan Ayckbourn
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Contemporary
  • 3M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573601811

The Rodales seem like an ordinary family, but beneath the surface things are beginning to crack. Jill and Mal have lost the spark in their marriage, their son Sam resents his father and their daughter Chrissie has recently become a mum and is dealing with marriage issues of her own.

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
The Rodales seem like an ordinary family, but beneath the surface things are beginning to crack. Jill and Mal have lost the spark in their marriage, their son Sam resents his father and their daughter Chrissie has recently become a mum and is dealing with marriage issues of her own. And while they all share advice on how others should live their lives, nobody is really taking it on board — until Mal and Jill see things from a dramatically different perspective, that is. 

Waking up one morning and finding they have switched personas, Mal in Jill's body and Jill in Mal's, they must continue life 'as normal' as their other half. Jill faces the challenges of working with their son-in-law, Dean, as the Store Manager of a homewares shop, while Mal has suddenly becomes a housewife, learning more about his children — and finding out the secrets they already know about him! 

Will seeing things from the other side make matters even worse, or is this just what they need in order to save their family?

  • Casting: 3M, 2F

  • JILL RODALE - early 40's
    MAL RODALE - Jill's husband, 40's
    SAM RODALE - their son, 15
    CHRISSIE SNAITH - their daughter, mid 20's
    DEAN SNAITH - Chrissie's husband, late 20's
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    The Rodales seem like an ordinary family, but beneath the surface things are beginning to crack. Jill and Mal have lost the spark in their marriage, their son Sam resents his father and their daughter Chrissie has recently become a mum and is dealing with marriage issues of her own. And while they all share advice on how others should live their lives, nobody is really taking it on board — until Mal and Jill see things from a dramatically different perspective, that is. Waking up one morning and finding they have switched personas, Mal in Jill's body and Jill in Mal's, they must continue life 'as normal' as their other half. Jill faces the challenges of working with their son-in-law, Dean, as the Store Manager of a homewares shop, while Mal has suddenly becomes a housewife, learning more about his children — and finding out the secrets they already know about him!Will seeing things from the other side make matters even worse, or is this just what they need in order to save their family?

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