Summary

The play takes place in a medical research facility in 2012, although the text suggests that the time and date be adjusted for the time and date of the current performance.

The play begins with Dr Lorna James, 47 years old, conducting introductory questionnaires with two participants on a clinical trial: first Connie, 26, and then Tristan, 30. Dr James asks Connie whether she has any history of depression and Connie says no. They discuss the difference between being depressed and feeling sad. Dr James asks questions about Connie’s relationship status and sexual activity, emphasizing that it is essential for the trial that they know for certain that she is not pregnant. She explains it’s because Connie can consent to participate for in a drug trial for herself but she can’t consent on behalf of someone else, e.g. an unborn child. Connie offers...