A simple business dinner by Jean-Pierre Martinez
A CEO invites a minister to dinner with the aim of getting him to sign a large contract, and hires an escort to help seal the deal. But the escort in question is filling in for a friend who led her to believe it was just a well-paid catering job. She expects to be handing out appetizers, only to find out she’s on the menu.
Naturally, nothing will go according to plan …
Original title in French: Dessous de table
English translation by Anne-Christine Gasc
Cast: 2 men / 1 woman
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A play written in January 2012
A play created at the Café-théâtre Le Zèbre in Arcachon, January 29, 2015
Translation in Spanish: Por Debajo de la mesa (translation by the author)
Translation in Portuguese: Por debaixo da mesa (translation by the author)
Translation in Czech : Pod stolem (translation by Jaromír Janeček)
Translation in German : Nur ein Geschäftsessen… (translation by the author)
The Song
Lyrics and music: Jean-Pierre Martinez
This song may be used, without obligation, as part of a stage production, upon simple request to the author and without any additional fees.
The audio file is available upon request, subject to prior authorization from the author for the use of the play’s text.
Book published by La Comédiathèque
ISBN 978-2-37705-809-9 / August 2022
60 pages ; 18 x 12 cm ; paperback.
Price: 12 €
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Productions
A play produced in France, Spain, Nicaragua, Bulgaria (Targovishté 2023), Cambodgia (Phnom-Penh 2022)
