About the Play:

Broken Up is a full-length romantic comedy by Nick Hall. The bittersweet realities of a married couple divorcing and her moving into her own apartment and funny complications. Broken Up is a fast moving, laughable look at the uncertainty one faces following a divorce.

Broken Up is the story of a couple on the verge of divorce. Meg Owens is divorcing her husband, Tom. Faced with living on her own for the first time in years, Meg is in the middle of moving into an apartment down the hall from her soon-to-be ex-husband. All she has to do is have Tom sign the final papers and then she can start her new life. However, signing the final papers becomes increasingly difficult, as Meg struggles with being thrown back into the dating world, represented in the persons of her the building's amorous maintenance man and a blind date who also happens to be somewhat of a know-it-all on the subject of divorce. Reminiscent of a Neil Simon comedy, Broken Up is a slap-stick farce that proves, if marriage is hell, divorce is hilarious.

Broken Up premiered in 1978 at The Barn Dinner Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The play has been performed in community theatre productions.

Cast: 1 female, 3 male

What people say:

"It's a hilarious look at a divorce sort of like marriage, only backwards that didn't work ... and the second act is nothing short of comedic excellence. Left in Meg's newly rented apartment, the three guys engage in a drinking contest that leaves all three and the audience, too on the floor. . . . Some of the best one liners since Neil Simon was making his initial Broadway splash.... Leaves 'em laughing." — Atlantic Constitution

"A fast moving comedy with excellent dialogue and rapid fire laughs." — Multi County Star (Atlanta)

"Broken Up has plenty of laughs sprinkled through its three acts." — Sarasota Journal

About the Playwright:

Nick Hall is an American playwright whose stage works include Accommodations and Broken Up. Born in Bournemouth in the South of England, he moved to Georgia with his parents at age 12 and has long since become a New Yorker.