Books by Giles Cooper

This is a comedy of prosperous suburbia, with corruption as its theme and core. A charming, apparently happily married couple, the Actons, live comfortably in their newly-furnished home, but feeling always that life owes thein just a little more: a car, an expensive lawnmower, money for parties and so on. Temptation comes in the shape of Leonie Pimosz, a very high class brothel-keeper. It is not long before pretty, sweet Mrs Acton becomes involved with her and the Acton fortunes are startlingly improved. Soon it becomes clear that Mrs Acton's new career is by no means unusual; indeed, the wives of all their friends are acquainted with Madame Pimosz, and the husbands are quite content to keep up with the Joneses in this as in everything else. But the denoument is startling and horrific.

A play about the danger of not looking round from time to time to see where we have been and where we are going. The Hampsters, while never content with each other are totally content with themselves. It takes them a long time to appreciate the existence of a new situation and a longer time to adapt themsevles to it. This is an original, diverting, very amusing and at the same time slightly sinister play to present.| 3 women, 2 men