Characters
There are five characters in the play. They are:
- Mal Rodale, husband, father, and manager at furniture showroom
- Jill Rodale, wife of Mal, now full-time housewife and mother
- Chrissie Snaith, Mal and Jill's married daughter
- Sam Rodale, Mal and Jill's school-age son
- Dean Snaith, Chrissie's husband and work colleague of Mal
When Mal and Jill swap bodies, the actors continue playing their original body. (In other words, the actor who starts playing Mal later plays Jill in Mal's body, and vice versa.) This is in contrast to Body Language where the two actresses continued playing themselves in new bodies.
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