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Breaking Up
56 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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November 22, 2024
Steve and Alice are a couple like any other. They have been in a relationship for a couple of years and the marriage proposal comes out. They believe that they love each other and that everything is working out just fine. Guess what? That's a no... That could be the summary of this fun play about relationships, what is said and what is not, what is assumed and what is expected from another human being, a difficult burden to carry.
It's quite fun because it's inevitable to see yourself reflected in the dialogues and situations of this couple, with such everyday and even cliché moments that happened and will continue to happen. To that extent, the play works. We already know from the title how they're going to end, so there is no major surprise there... But the text moved me to my core... And I even cried!
I felt portrayed in those discussions, in those attempts of the couple to want to make the relationship and that thing called "love" work out at all costs, when they don't even know why it ended. Love "overcame them," she says. And yes, we all run out of that source, of the strength to keep going, no matter how much we don't want it to happen. And the regrets that come afterwards, the "what ifs?", the possible futures that will never be... We've all had that in our heads at some point. I think all human beings can fit in that and see themselves identified, even a little, in this short and fun play.
It's quite fun because it's inevitable to see yourself reflected in the dialogues and situations of this couple, with such everyday and even cliché moments that happened and will continue to happen. To that extent, the play works. We already know from the title how they're going to end, so there is no major surprise there... But the text moved me to my core... And I even cried!
I felt portrayed in those discussions, in those attempts of the couple to want to make the relationship and that thing called "love" work out at all costs, when they don't even know why it ended. Love "overcame them," she says. And yes, we all run out of that source, of the strength to keep going, no matter how much we don't want it to happen. And the regrets that come afterwards, the "what ifs?", the possible futures that will never be... We've all had that in our heads at some point. I think all human beings can fit in that and see themselves identified, even a little, in this short and fun play.
December 27, 2014
The dialogue is so real, so emotional. The plot is not so strong, but it doesn't have to be. This play gives us a reflection of what we do/feel in the midst of an important breakup, falling out of love (if we do ever fall out). Very applicable to everyone's lives and a good read.
February 29, 2012
A phenomenal play that encompasses every emotion men and women go through in break ups. A very cathartic read for me.
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