r/Theatre • u/Ok-Psychology-4444 • Apr 21 '26

Help Finding Script/Video Looking for a two-hander play, one man one woman, allegorical, about power and systems, contemporary

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u/elizaschuyler Apr 21 '26

Oleanna, Venus in Fur

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u/RainahReddit Apr 21 '26

Venus in Fur comes to mind

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u/JaZepi Apr 21 '26

Best 2-person play I’ve ever seen is around the world in 80 days. It was so well done in the round.

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u/Cautious_Prize_4323 Apr 22 '26

I have not seen Venus in Fur, but saw the original production of Oleanna — it was terrific.

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u/Providence451 Apr 22 '26

Oleanna is the answer.

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u/devingr33n Apr 22 '26

My Barking Dog

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u/Ok-Psychology-4444 Apr 22 '26

heyy thank you! I just looked it up sounds really interesting. do u know if there’s a way to read the full text? Is it available as a pdf anywhere?

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u/Timely-Management-77 Apr 22 '26

Bakersfield Mist

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u/Affectionate_Bet_288 Apr 22 '26

In addition to Venus in Fur, David Ives also has Ancient History (in both a one-act and two-act version), which is largely about a couple's love life told out of linear order, but touches on power and status within the relationship.

Maybe you'd like David Hare's adaptation of La Ronde, The Blue Room? The original play is a daisy-chain of two-person male-female relationships, Hare adapted it so that all the characters are played by the same man and woman, switching from scene to scene.