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Bride-to-Be, The

  • Peter Quilter
  • Short Play, Comedy, Contemporary
  • 1M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573111112

Angela is about to get married for the third time. Her brother Toby is on hand to escort her to the church when she gets a serious case of cold feet.

  • Short Play
  • Comedy
  • 30 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set, Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Senior Theatre
Angela is about to get married for the third time. Her brother Toby is on hand to escort her to the church when she gets a serious case of cold feet. On top of this, he has to contend with spilt coffee, a ripped dress and a thunderstorm which ruins her hairdo. With some ingenuity Toby manages to overcome these "bad omens" and persuades Angela to take a chance on Husband Number Three. 

This play may be performed individually or as the final act in Duets, a comedy in four acts.

REVIEWS:

"This bittersweet quick-change comedy is streaked with pathos and is effortlessly charming, with each character sketched with verve and skill."

 Sydney Morning Herald

"Quilter's understanding of human desires and quirks is on show and probed so endearingly... A warm and funny exploration of love and other bruises."

 Daily Telegraph

"Compelling, dense, funny and varied... The language is always beautifully rendered, character-specific, and emotionally satisfying... a play to be treasured!"

 Atlanta Theater Review

Premiere Production: Premiered in 2009 at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney, Australia. The show has since been performed in over 20 countries.
  • Casting: 1M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)

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Angela is about to get married for the third time. Her brother Toby is on hand to escort her to the church when she gets a serious case of cold feet. On top of this, he has to contend with spilt coffee, a ripped dress and a thunderstorm which ruins her hairdo. With some ingenuity Toby manages to overcome these "bad omens" and persuades Angela to take a chance on Husband Number Three. 

This play may be performed individually or as the final act in Duets, a comedy in four acts.

$24.95