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Strategic Love Play

By: Miriam Battye
Narrated by: Heléne Yorke, Michael Zegen
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After matching online, two strangers—played by Heléne Yorke (The Other Two) and Michael Zegen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)—meet in real life. The vibe is off, and the conversation is a mess. Yet something is keeping them in their seats. What begins as a typical date off the apps spirals into something unexpected.

From Succession writer Miriam Battye and director Katie Posner comes the show that sold out theaters in London, took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm, and made its New York City debut Off-Broadway at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Strategic Love Play is an award-winning, razor-sharp “comedic tour de force” (The Guardian) that The Evening Standard calls “as gripping as a friend’s rapid-fire texts from a disastrous first date.”

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Delightful! I love Helene Yorke so much. This captured dating so perfectly and this was the perfect length.

Such a fun listen

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Being an investment of just an hour, it's certainly worth a listen. But don't expect much. An awkward first meeting through what I suppose was a dating app, between two very insecure people. I thought she bordered on psychotic, and he was insecure enough to stay engaged, rather than just getting up and leaving.

They exchange and explore their insecurities and failures in life, and while having "another drink" need to decide whether to continue this train wreck of a date. But like a train wreck they can't seem to pull their eyes away from, it drags on.

I kept wishing that he'd finally get up and join a pickleball group, and maybe meet someone nicer.

Loved him. Hated her.

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This was a really good plot and storyline, hoping there is more to come. The actors were on point and they made the story feel like I was watching a movie before me.

Love it, want more

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The acting was supreme and the script was fun and a little unusual and loved the ending... kind of takes you by surprise though somewhere in the middle you suspected it but then forgot . Yahoo very fun ride! Congratulations to all who created this unusual love story.

Not usually my thing BUT

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i loved this. so true about how hard it is to find love and keep love. very funny and wish it was longer!!!!

seriously funny

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Relevant to anyone experiencing the current climate of dating. Hit play without knowing where it was going, I was pleasantly surprised.

Very timely

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Honestly best play on audiobook since A Street Car Named Desire, loved the honest critique on modern relationships. Short. Sweet.

Short and sweet

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Wow I was riveted but tense the entire performance. It was a train wreck 1st date and you didn’t know whether you wanted it to pull into the station. Great characterization, dialogue and performances.

So uncomfortably real

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The dialogue is brilliant. Both parts are very, very well played. I loved it. It's insightful and spot on. It's so good, it made me blush a couple times! FANTASTIC. I highly recommend this 1 hour and 1 minute of pure entertainment.

This Is FANTASTIC

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stumbled upon this play very much randomly on the way to hairdresser and this is the exact thing I needed. could be such an amazing improv play

I needed this

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