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''[[Or You Could Kiss Me]]'' is a play for puppets by  
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''[[Or You Could Kiss Me]]'' is a play for puppets by [[Neil Bartlett]]
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==The original text==
  
 
Set in the winter of 2036, in a shabby apartment in Port Elizabeth, two old men search for a way to say goodbye after a lifetime spent together.  
 
Set in the winter of 2036, in a shabby apartment in Port Elizabeth, two old men search for a way to say goodbye after a lifetime spent together.  
  
In the perfect summer of 1971, in a very different South Africa, their handsome younger selves search for the courage to fall in love. And poised halfway between these two stories – one imagined, one remembered – their real-life counterparts bear witness to both the beginning and ending of an incredible journey.
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In the perfect summer of 1971, in a very different South Africa, their handsome younger selves search for the courage to fall in love with each other. And poised halfway between these two stories – one imagined, one remembered – their real-life counterparts bear witness to both the beginning and ending of an incredible journey.
  
 
Text published as ''[[Or You Could Kiss Me]]'' (Oberon Modern Plays) Paperback – May 17, 2011
 
Text published as ''[[Or You Could Kiss Me]]'' (Oberon Modern Plays) Paperback – May 17, 2011
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https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/10/or-you-could-kiss-me-review
 
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/10/or-you-could-kiss-me-review
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or_You_Could_Kiss_Me
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or_You_Could_Kiss_Me

Revision as of 11:09, 20 November 2023

Or You Could Kiss Me is a play for puppets by Neil Bartlett

The original text

Set in the winter of 2036, in a shabby apartment in Port Elizabeth, two old men search for a way to say goodbye after a lifetime spent together.

In the perfect summer of 1971, in a very different South Africa, their handsome younger selves search for the courage to fall in love with each other. And poised halfway between these two stories – one imagined, one remembered – their real-life counterparts bear witness to both the beginning and ending of an incredible journey.

Text published as Or You Could Kiss Me (Oberon Modern Plays) Paperback – May 17, 2011


https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/10/or-you-could-kiss-me-review

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or_You_Could_Kiss_Me