The Harmony Test - (Modern Plays) by Richard Molloy (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

He says, if we really wanna conceive now, he's got a little something he can sell me under the counter at a very reasonable price. It will not fail!

Newlyweds Zoe and Kash are ready to start a family. Zoe wants to take a practical approach: fertility plans, vitamin supplements and a strict diet. Kash, on the other hand, would rather follow the advice of an intriguing man he just met in Holland and Barrett.

Empty-nesters Naomi and Charlie have been living in matrimonial bliss for twenty odd years - or at least they had been according to Charlie. Frustrated and lonely, Naomi heads to the gym in search of a new lease on life. Instead, she finds Rocco - a much younger personal trainer willing to take a hands-on approach to the job...

Richard Molloy's hilarious comedy The Harmony Test explores life's positives and negatives, from starting families, to ending marriages, and everything that comes in between. He and director Alice Hamilton collaborate for the second time following the hugely successful Every Day I Make Greatness Happen, which played Downstairs in 2018.

This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Hampstead Theatre Downstairs in May 2024.

About the Author

Richard Molloy is a Dublin-born playwright. He has lived and worked in various countries including Germany, Sweden, and the USA. He now lives in London where, after two years as librarian and admissions officer at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began to teach English and write plays. His work includes The Separation (Theatre503), O Do Not Love Too Long (Irish Theatre of Chicago), Everyday I Make Greatness Happen (Hampstead Theatre Downstairs), and The Harmony Test (Hampstead Theatre Downstairs).