by Corinne Jacker
A double bill from America.
In the first play, two women struggle to cope with each other, while one of them insists on her need to be wired to a bank of medical gadgets. In "Terminal" the author's ironic theme is developed: Steven, newly admitted to hospital, faces the smothering demands of a long-standing patient who claims that his case is terminal.

"Rarely have I heard so many outrageously funny, truly funny, lines or dialogue about disease and operations."
(Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph)
(Rpt)
(Stereo)