Love, Love, Love
“Love, Love, Love” by Mike Bartlett, published by Bloomsbury Academic on October 11, 2011, is a drama that explores the complexities of the baby boomer generation as they navigate retirement amidst various challenges. This 128-page play chronicles a couple’s forty-year journey, beginning with their youthful romance in the 1960s and progressing through their marriage, family life, and eventual divorce. The narrative captures their experiences with affection, substance use, and the evolving dynamics of their relationship.
Readers will find a critical examination of the baby boomer generation’s impact on their children, who grapple with feelings of resentment towards their parents’ carefree lifestyle. The play delves into themes of responsibility and the consequences of a relaxed approach to parenting, highlighting the struggles faced by the younger generation. “Love, Love, Love” presents a thought-provoking look at familial relationships and societal expectations, making it a relevant piece for those interested in contemporary drama.
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Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as they retire and find their world full of trouble. It follows one couple’s forty year journey from initial burst of romance to full bloom of love and through stages of smoking, drinking, affection and paranoia. The play follows their idealistic teenage years in the 1960s to their marriage and family and ultimate divorce, which dissolves their marriage but leaves them free from acrimony. Their children, however, bitterly rail against their parents’ irresponsibility and their relaxed, laissez-faire attitude.
This play by Olivier award-winning writer Mike Bartlett questions whether the baby boomer generation is to blame for the debt-ridden and adrift generation of their children, now adults but far from stable and settled.
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