Simon Gray byl anglický dramatik a autor vzpomínek, který se proslavil svým sebezpytujícím humorem. Jeho dílo se vyznačuje pronikavým pohledem na lidskou povahu a často se zabývá tématy izolace a hledání smyslu. Gray mistrně proplétal komické a tragické prvky, čímž vytvářel díla plná ironie a hluboké lidskosti.
This play features a university lecturer, Ben Butley, who shares his office and his flat with a former star pupil, Joey, now also a teacher. On the day the play takes place, Butley faces both the ultimate breakdown of his marriage and the intensity of his friendship with Joey.
Set in the enigmatic Yellow Orang-Utan Industries, the story unfolds as the beloved, computer-generated president, Piano Smedley, is found dead, leading to chaos within the corporation. Gertrude, the real president's assistant, grapples with her unexpected grief for a fictional figure while trying to manage the fallout. As the board steps in and a new fake president is introduced, interest in the company wanes. Amidst the turmoil, Gertrude befriends Wellington, a prototype android with uncanny stock market insights, complicating the already precarious situation.
Isolated university professor Simon Hench, completely and selfishly otherwise engaged in listening to a new recording "Parsifal" is continually interrupted by students, friends, lovers and life.-2 women, 5 men
The author of the celebrated and widely-acclaimed The Smoking Diaries, returns to print, with a tender, affecting, and of course funny account of his friendship with Alan Bates, written as he waits in Barbados for Harold Pinter to turn up.