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Looking

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

This hilarious and crowd-pleasing romantic comedy, about a quartet of middle-aged singles at a tennis club, comes from one of Canada’s most popular playwrights.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

A single personal ad inadvertently draws four middle-aged singles together when Val and Andy arrange to meet on a blind date, dragging Nina and Matt along for moral support. High romance and contagious laughter are the result.

Looking is the story of four middle-aged singles who are seeking relationships while navigating life's pitfalls. Andy and Matt are long-time buddies looking for surefire ways to meet women. Val and Nina are best friends forever looking to meet men. Val is an O.R. nurse, Andy is in the storage business, Nina is a police officer, and Matt is the host of a morning radio show. Val agrees to meet Andy at a bar, and Nina and Matt are coaxed into joining their friends for support. Their relationships progress through the following weeks, setting off laughable plot twists and an unexpected hookup. Cleverly written, funny and insightful, Looking shows us we don't always get what we set our sights on, but what we end up with can be an unexpected surprise.

History
Looking was first produced at the Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia, Ontario, in June 2005. It was directed by Brian McKay.

ANDY
MATT
VAL
NINA

All of the characters are in their mid-forties to early fifties.

All characters are in their mid-forties to early fifties.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting The present. A tennis club.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“A smart, sexy and very funny play.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Worthy of Broadway. Norm Foster's never been funnier, warmer, sweeter and more wildly romantic.” – Hamilton Spectator

“Touchingly funny.” – Port Stanley News

“A winning, witty script that audiences will find difficult to resist.” – London Free Press

“Foster at his witty best.” – Sarnia Observer

“One of (Foster's) best and most enduring and endearing plays.” – St. Thomas Times Journal

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Norm Foster

Norm Foster has been called Canada’s preeminent comic playwright. He is the most produced playwright in the history of the country and he receives, on average, an astounding 150 productions of his plays each year. It has been said that on any given day of the year, there is a ...

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