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Tristan and Connie, eager participants in a clinical drug trial, find their lives and the experiment unraveling as mutual attraction pulls them together. The play, set within the confines of medical research, explores the interplay between love and the strict protocols of science. As the clinicians struggle to maintain control, themes of sanity, neurology, loyalty, fate, and the inevitability of physical attraction surface, offering a poignant look at human connection amid rigorous testing.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Drama & Plays/Comedy Plays
Authors: Lucy Prebble
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