Plays reflect life, or at least that’s the aim of many writers, whether through satire, farce or realism. To this end, a number of key settings lend themselves to targeted explorations of this topic. For Alan Ayckbourne, the drama setting is usually middle class suburbia. For Noel Coward, Terrence Rattigan or Henrik Ibsen, the action is more likely to be in a high society mansion. The Lancashire comedy, best exemplified perhaps by ‘Hobson’s Choice’ by… Continue reading Plays set in the city.