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Drama Canadian

Sexy Laundry

by (author) Michele Riml

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2009
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887548116
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $15.95

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Out of print

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Description

After twenty-five years of marriage, the emergence of love handles and receding hairlines, Alice and Henry have hit a physical plateau. With a copy of Sex for Dummies in hand Alice convinces Henry into a weekend of alone time in the hopes of seducing him and unearthing her inner vixen. Henry, however, wants to keep things the way they are—comfortable and easy. Exploring every fantasy from leather to lace, Alice and Henry portray every couple's desire to grow together but maintain individuality.

About the author

Michele Riml is a critically acclaimed playwright from Vancouver, British Columbia. Her plays have been produced across Canada and in the US including at the Globe Theatre, the Grand, the Arts Club Theatre, the Belfry, and the Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles). Other plays include Miss Teen, Under The Influence, RAGE (winner of the 2005 Sydney Risk Prize for Outstanding Original Play), and the acclaimed Poster Boys, which premiered at the Arts Club Theatre in 2008. Her plays for young audiences, commissioned by Green Thumb Theatre for Young People, include Cool, Invisible Girl, The Skinny Lie, and Tree Boy. Michele was nominated for the 2008 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre.

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Editorial Reviews

"While their sparring provides much hilarity, between the barbs are painful and touching moments of a couple scraping the dark corners of their marriage." —Mayank Keshaviah, L.A. Weekly

"Riml hits all the right notes here. In addition to being hilarious, Sexy Laundry is observant, moving, risqué, and even a bit of a tear jerker."—Joe Wiebe, The Vancouver Sun