The Gift

Written by Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by Maria Aitken
American Premiere

"Murray-Smith has Oscar Wilde's gift for one-liners." - Daily Mail

"Unnerving and vital enough to have you arguing about it all the way home." - The Age

Acclaimed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith brings this comedic American premiere to the Geffen Playhouse. When two couples meet while vacationing at a ritzy resort, they instantly transition from strangers to the best of friends. Despite their almost comical differences… Show more — Ed and Sadie are middle-aged, rich and traditional, while Martin and Chloe are young artists glowing with their potential to change the world — they find themselves spending the rest of their week together. When one seemingly inconsequential event throws both their lives into a tailspin, the couples find themselves wrestling with a moral dilemma: while it’s human nature to want what you don’t have, is it unnatural to abandon something that you do?

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