David is having an Internet romance, but a shocking admission unravels his relationship email by email.
Jess believes happiness can be bought - all you need is a credit card.
Val can give David a job but she wants a little payback for the past. Paul just wants to snigger.
Mother is looking forward to settling the score with the Greek man. Father is looking to blame someone for his daughter’s death.
Debbie puts wall paper paste in the coffee machine at work. Duncan can offer a way out - you just have to let him take your picture.
Linking all of these characters’ stories are Jess and David and two themes that resonate closely with today’s society – love and money.
This thoroughly modern play, first performed in October 2006 at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, puts debt and the consumer society under the microscope, whilst taking a side-swipe at the modern 'world of work’ and the way in which we view our neighbours in terms of our own happiness.
It is a witty, but ultimately tragic play that forces us to assess our own lives and ask ourselves what is more important: love or money?
And would we sacrifice one for the other?
Dennis Kelly is an award-winning playwright whose work has been produced all over Europe, Japan and North America.
He co-wrote Pulling for BBC Three, the book for the RSC's Matilda, a Musical and his plays include: After the End, Debris, Love and Money Orphans, DNA, Taking Care of Baby,
At the Prix Europa, 2004, he was awarded Best European Radio Drama