2. Key Points Of Drama
Written - 1955 England
Published- 1957
Setting is based in working class apartment
It’s a “Realist Play” & Kitchen Sink Drama
4. Act I
One Sunday morning Jimmy & Cliff are
reading newspaper.
Jimmy argues with his wife because she
belongs to a upper class family
All women live only to destroy men
5. Cliff & Jimmy fell on Alison’s iron board & her
hand gets burnt
Cliff helps her to treat her
Alison tells Cliff about her pregnancy
6. Cliff talks to Alison & kissed her
Jimmy see them both but doesn’t said anything
They all live in a Non- Traditional setup
7. Cliff goes outside to buy some cigaretes
Cliff comes back n tells Alison her friend
Helena is on call
Jimmy gets angry when he knew Helena wants
to live them
8. Jimmy tells Alison u become mother of a child
& child should die then u will know what
suffering is
Here Act ends
9. Act II
Helena lives with Alison in their apartment
Alison tells Helena about beginning days of
their marriage
Jimmy & Alison lived with Huke (Jimmy’s
friend)
10. Helena asks Alison why did u married Jimmy ?
Alison tells Helena about her marriage
decision
Jimmy heard that Alison is going to Church
with Helena
Jimmy again insults Alison but Helena tries to
explain Jimmy
11. Jimmy tells Helena ‘Have you ever seen
someone dying, I have seen’.
Helena tells Alison she has informed her
condition to her father.
Jimmy tells Alison Huke’s mother is sick we
need to go hospital.
12. Colonel Redfern arrives an evening to take her
daughter
Alison tells Cliff to give her message to Jimmy
& goes away
Cliff was very angry with Helena & tells
Helena to give the letter to Jimmy & leaves
13. Jimmy returned & saw what happened behind
him
Helena gives letter to Jimmy & said Alison is
pregnant
She became very angry & she slaps Jimmy &
kissed him
14. Few months later, it seems Act I is repeating
Cliff tells Jimmy he is leaving the apartment
but Jimmy tries to stop him
Helena gives his shirt & tells she loves him
15. Alison returns back to apartment
Alison tells she is not angry with Helena
Helena says sorry to Alison & tells Jimmy she’s
going
16. Jimmy insults Helena, she leaves the apartment
Alison cries, says sorry to Jimmy & falls
Jimmy cannot see his wife in this condition
17. At the end they both reunite together
They talk about a game which they often used
to play