Scenes from An Affair

“Haunting, beautiful, touching” – Cape Times “A palpable hit!” – Cape Argus
A play is in rehearsal. A is the director, B is the leading lady. The play is an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s story “Was it a dream?” The story is about a woman, Petra, who is having an affair. In real life A is involved, so is B. But the attraction between them is giddy and insistent. One night after rehearsals they go to see a play – they drink champagne, they listen to music, they kiss … They begin an affair. In this intense romantic two-hander we see scenes from A and B’s growing affair in real life and scenes from Petra’s affair in the rehearsal room and in production. Three intersecting levels that create a complex tapestry of intrigue as reality becomes blurred. As opening night approaches, the affair becomes more intense. Decisions have to be made. Plans drawn up, boundary poles set in the turf. The script says there’s a graveyard in the final scene. But who is getting buried? Scenes from an Affair is a fascinating look at passion and its life altering consequences, as Maupassant himself says: “I am going to tell you our story, for love has only one, which is always the same.”