When Anne O’Neill and Robert Simon married seven years ago, she was a promising actress and he had given up a failing career on the stage to become a Stage Manager in a provincial theatre. But since their marriage, Anne has become a major star on the London stage; while Robert’s career has peaked…leading to fallow periods of unemployment and occasional appearances on television as a murder victim.

Adapting to their new circumstances, Robert now functions as Anne’s personal assistant and soothes his ego by indulging in brief affairs with young actresses. In a desperate attempt to save her marriage, Anne consults a psychiatrist. But when he advises her to leave her husband, Robert realizes that he only has two alternatives: to be thrown abruptly onto the street…or to become a wealthy widower. But the question is, does he have the skill to play the role of real-life murderer? Enjoy the Simon Gray play London critics praised as “a witty and ingenious thriller!”