Love And Mistletoe
Raymond Hopkins
Genre: Comedy
Cast size: 8
Duration: Two Act
Raymond Hopkins | Comedy | Full-length | 2m, 6f
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It is Christmas Eve. Sue and Tom Millard are putting up the decorations ready for the festive season. However, all is not as it may seem in this idyllic setting. After twenty-five years of marriage, the couple are going through a bad patch. Sue’s life has become dominated by her catering company, ‘Sue’s Country Kitchen’. Tom feels he has lost the girl he married and although pleased for Sue, he is resentful of the fact he has taken second place to Sue’s business.
Sue’s widowed father, Brian, has been invited to spend Christmas with them, but unbeknown to Brian, Sue has also invited three elderly, wealthy ladies round, with the intention of securing her dad’s financial future by finding him a partner.
To add to the mayhem, Julie, one of Sue’s old school friends unexpectedly arrives with a suitcase, asking if she can stay for a couple of days after the breakdown of her marriage. Tom welcomes Julie in and is instantly attracted to her.
The Christmas celebrations are well underway, and the three elderly guests are all enjoying the company of Brian. Tom is also enjoying the company of Julie, much to the annoyance of Sue.
However, there is always a twist in the story! Julie remembers that when her own dad left, Brian was always there for her, and although a considerable age gap exists between them, Julie is drawn to Brian. All it takes is a few glasses of wine, a Christmas record playing quietly in the background and the chemistry takes over!
Can Sue and Tom save their marriage? It will take a secret that Sue has been harbouring for some time to rescue the situation in this hilarious, farcical comedy.
Written in 2013, this play has enjoyed outstanding success.
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