One-Act Play: "Perfect Partners," 2m2f, by Alan Watt Richardson (Scottish playwright, May 28, 1949-____) </head> <body> <body text="#FFFF00" link="#00FF7F" vlink="#FF00FF" alink="#FF0000" background="grn-dark.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"> <h5> <i><a href="index.htm">Go to Home Page of Small-Cast One-Act Guide Online</a></i> </h5> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <center> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"> <h1> "Perfect Partners" </h1> <img SRC="yl_bar.gif" ALT="yellow bar" align=TOP> </center> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <img SRC="por_RichardsonAlanWatt.jpg" ALT=portrait of Alan Watt Richardson"> <br> <br> <br> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"> <h3> <p>Richardson, Alan Watt (Scottish playwright, May 28, 1949-____), УPerfect Partners,Ф <p>a 40-minute Scottish comedy-drama in English (available in Dutch translation), set in an agency office, Scotland, 1990, <p>2m2f <p>; Х й 1990 by Alan Watt Richardson; Х in Alan Watt RichardsonТs <i>Perfect Partners: A Comedy</i> (London; New York: Samuel French, 1992), ISBN 0573121974, 20 pp.; Х script/rights available from Samuel French, Inc., 45 West 45th Street New York, New York 10010-2751, U.S.A., telephone 212-206-8990, fax 212-206-1429, http://www.samuelfrench.com; Samuel French, Inc. 7623 Sunset Boulevard, Dept. W, Hollywood, California 90046-2785, U.S.A., telephone 213-876-0570; fax 323-876-6822, http://www.samuelfrench.com; Samuel French, Inc. 11963 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, California 91604, U.S.A., telephone 818-762-0535, http://www.samuelfrench.com; Samuel French (Canada) Ltd. 100 Lombard Street, Dept. W, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1M3, Canada, telephone 416-363-3536, fax 416 363-1108, http://www.samuelfrench.com; Samuel French, Ltd. 52 Fitzroy Street-Dept. W, London W1P 6JR, England, telephone (44207) 387-9373, fax (44207) 387-2161, http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/sf/Pages/acted/sfactingeds.html; Х contact <a href="mailto:alanrichardson@clara.co.uk or">Alan Watt Richardson</a>, 40/9 Robertson Avenue, Edinburgh EH11 1PS, Scotland, telephone 0131 313 5040, e-mail alanrichardson@clara.co.uk or alan@playsbyalanrichardson.co.uk, <a href="http://playsbyalanrichardson.co.uk">http://playsbyalanrichardson.co.uk</a>. Х Cited in Play Index, 1988-1992: An Index to 4,397 Plays, edited by Juliette Yaakov (____-____) and John Greenfieldt (____-____) (New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1993), ISSN 0554-3037, LCCN 64-1054, 542 pp. <p> з <i>Dramatis Personae</i> Jonathan (m), Edwina's (soon to be ex) husband and business partner; David (m), a journalist; Edwina (f), proprietor of "Perfect Partners" dating agency; Susan (f), a possible client of the agency. <p> з <i>Synopsis</i> УMan and woman who run dating agency fear negative publicity their impending divorce will generate.ФЧYaakov and Greenfieldt, p. 329. <p> з <i>Another Synopsis</i> УInvestigative Journalist wishes to meet couple (divorce pending) who run disreputable dating agency, for meaningful exchange of opinions.ФЧOne Act Plays, http://www.playsbyalanrichardson.co.uk/one_act_plays.htm, accessed March 20, 2003. <p> з <i>Comment</i> УPlay won two major playwriting competitions and has been performed in six different countries. Х Dutch translation is titled СPerfecte Partners.Т Х Alan was born and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He has been involved in amateur theatre for 35 years as an actor, director, stage manager and playwright. Since his first play won the Scottish Community Drama Association Playwriting Competition in 1973, another 6 plays have won playwriting competitions. His 20+ plays have been staged over 600 times, mainly in the UK, but also in Holland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.Ф <p> з <i>Themes</i> dating agency, divorce, negative publicity. <br><br><br><br> See also Alan Watt Richardson's <br><br> <ul> <li> "<a href="2m2f_tbb2.html">The Broken Band</a>," a 40-minute drama in English, set in a ruined sheiling (a temporary shelter for shepherds) close to the border between England and Scotland, September 10, 1513; the day after the Battle of Flodden, 2m2f (+ extra)</li> <li> "<a href="2f_mp2.html">Mr Perfect</a>," a 35-minute comedy in English, set in a hotel lounge bar, late afternoon, Scotland, 2003, 2f (+1m nonspeaking)</li> <li> "<a href="2m2f_t2.html">Telltale</a>," a 40--minute Scottish drama in English, set in _____, Scotland, 1715, 2m2f (+ extra)</li> <li> "<a href="1m1f_wamk.html">When a Man Knows</a>," a 35- minute drama in English, set in _____, Scotland, 2003, 1m1f (+ extra)</li> </ul> <img SRC="construction.gif" naturalsizeflag="3" height=38 width=38 align=BOTTOM> <p>This Website continues under construction and welcomes <a href="citeform.htm">new citations</a> and <a href="mailto:heniford@ix.netcom.com">comments</a>. <p>Page mounted July 18, 2004, and updated July 25, 2004, by the <a href="authrbio.htm">Webmaster</a>. <br> <br> <center> <p><img SRC="return.gif" ALT="return arrow" align=TOP> <p>There is a there there with a correct click. <p><i>Quick Connections to Major Sections of This Guide <p>Preliminaries</i> <br> | <a href="index.htm">Home Page</a> | <a href="contentp.htm">Contents</a> | <a href="acknowl.htm">Acknowledgments</a> | <br> | <a href="foreword.htm">Foreword</a> | <a href="preface.htm">Preface</a> | <a href="introduc.htm">Introduction</a> | <p><i>Body</i> <br> | <a href="auth-ndx.htm">Author Index</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm">Cast Size/Gender Index</a> | <a href="titl-ndx.htm">Title Index</a> | <a href="glossgen.htm">Glossary of Genres</a> | <a href="writebib.htm">Bibliography for Playwrights</a> | <a href="playbill.htm">Playbills by Themes</a> | <br> | <a href="eighty.htm">Eighty Script Analyses (in Print Volume)</a> | <a href="play-src.htm">Source Directory for Scripts</a> | <p><i>Sundries</i> <br> | <a href="index.htm">Visits Counter</a> | <a href="voxpop.htm">Success Stories</a> | <br> | <a href="citeform.htm">Form for Submitting New Citation</a> | <a href="order.htm">Ordering 1/2/3/4 for the Show</a> | <br> | <a href="links.htm">Present Web Links</a> | <a href="mailto:heniford@ix.netcom.com">Adding Web Links</a> | <br> | <a href="guest.htm">Guest Book</a> | <a href="disclaim.htm">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="genrlbib.htm">General Bibliography</a> | <br> | <a href="authrbio.htm">About the Author</a> | <p><i>Quick Connections to Cast Size/Gender Menus</i> <p><i>1 Actor</i> <br> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#One_Male_Plays">One-Male Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#One_Female_Plays">One-Female Plays</a> | <p><i>2 Actors</i> <br> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#One_Male_One_Female_Plays">One-Male-One-Female Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Two_Male_Plays">Two-Male Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Two_Female_Plays">Two-Female Plays</a> | <p><i>3 Actors</i> <br> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#One_Male_Two_Female_Plays">One-Male-Two-Female Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Two_Male_One_Female_Plays">Two-Male-One-Female Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Three_Male_Plays">Three-Male Plays</a> | <br> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Three_Female_Plays">Three-Female Plays</a> | <p><i>4 Actors</i> <br> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#One_Male_Three_Female_Plays">One-Male-Three-Female Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Two_Male_Two_Female_Plays">Two-Male-Two-Female Plays</a> | <br> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Three_Male_One_Female_Plays">Three-Male-One-Female Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Four_Male_Plays">Four-Male Plays</a> | <a href="cast-ndx.htm#Four_Female_Plays">Four-Female Plays</a> | <p><img SRC="yl_bds.gif" ALT="yellow beads" align=CENTER> <br><br> <p><i>Small-Cast One-Act Guide Online</i> <p>complements <p><img SRC="Vol2cvr1_5x2x3.jpg" height=400 width=302> <br><br> <p>the more-extensive print volumes </h3> <h2> <p><i><font color="#FFFFFF">1/2/3/4 for the Show: A Guide to Small-Cast One-Act Plays <p><blink>Vols. 1 and 2</blink></i></h2> <font color="#FFFF00"> <h3> <p> (Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.; 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