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Now You Know

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Michael Frayn

Now You Know is a satirical comedy based on the novel of the same name.

Now You Know

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Terry is the director of a campaign for freedom of information and he has stumbled on a police cover-up that could bring great acclaim to his cause. But with the arrival of a new civil servant, Hilary, Terry's own secrets also slowly come to light. Now You Know is a satirical comedy based on the novel of the same name.
History

Now You Know premiered at the Hampstead Theatre in July 1995 under the direction of Michael Blakemore.

Keywords
Performing Groups
ROY
TERRY
SHIREEN
JACQUI
LIZ
KEVIN
KENT
HILARY
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting

    The general office of a small political pressure group.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

"Frayn's gently ironic comedy...picks up a cluster of ideas about secrecy, openness and the unpalatability of truth and dices them into a series of dilemmas." - Time Out

"There is some good, lively writing here...The play is funniest when it involves the human workings of Open, a crusading group where locked drawers and suppression of feeling are the norm." - London Times

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933. He began his career as a reporter for the Guardian and later the Observer. After leaving the Observer he continued to write as a columnist as well as publishing novels and plays for television and stage.

His plays for stage include Cop ...

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