Happy Now?

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Happy Now?
Written by	Lucinda Coxon
Characters	Michael Kitty Johnny Miles Bea Carl June
Date of premiere	24 January 2008
Original language	English
Setting	The city
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Happy Now? is a play by Lucinda Coxon, first staged at the National Theatre, London in 2008.

1 Plot
2 Original Production
3 Reception
4 References
5 External Links

[edit] Plot

After a conversation with Michael, a middle aged businessman, at a conference hotel, Kitty begins to wonder what life is really all about as she desperately tries to balance family life with personal freedom and fidelity with a trying job in marketing for a cancer charity. Meanwhile, at home, Johnny (her husband) makes out she's got it easy compared to his hectic schedule as a newly trained teacher - a job he ironically took on in order to lead a more laid-back lifestyle. Kitty's parents are drifting further and further apart as her mother, June, tries to keep Kitty on her side of the feud. Miles and Bea - Kitty and Johnny's friends - are also struggling to hold it together as Miles is slowly becoming more and more gripped by alcoholism whilst Carl, another friend, seems to have the ideal lifestyle with his new lifeguard boyfriend Antonio.

[edit] Original Production

The original production was staged at the Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London on 24 January 2008 and is currently playing until 10 May 2008. The production was directed by Thea Sharrock and featured the following cast: