ENGLISH MADE SIMPLE

Genre: Comedy

Cast 2 male 1 female

Length Short

Set Flexible

Licence UK & Ireland only

ISBN

A young man and woman meet at a party, and their immediate romantic attraction is translated into comically unromantic grammar lessons as they struggle to free themselves from the banal constrictions of party talk.

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