Two-hander

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File:Harold Pinter's - The Dumb Waiter - presented by Stairwell Theater - 2019.jpg
The two characters Ben and Gus in Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter

A two-hander is a play, film, or television programme with only two main characters.[1] The two characters in question often display differences in social standing or experiences, differences that are explored and possibly overcome as the story unfolds.[2][3] Instances of two-handers may include theatre, film, television episodes, television series, and radio.

Radio

Television series

Television episodes

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Theatre

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Opera

Film

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  1. ^ Began as a two-hander series and often returned to the format, after a third character was added, when one of the three took a day off.
  2. ^ Originally a 1934 theater sketch, this 18-minute videotape of one performance is rebroadcast every Christmas or New Year's in parts of Europe.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Slanguage Dictionary Results - Two-hander". Variety. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wolcott, James (6 September 2010). "Crouching Duck, Hidden Draper: Mad Men Season 4, Episode 7". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  3. ^ Caption for still from William Gibson’s play "Two for the Seesaw." Photo credit Arthur Cantor; from "Looking Back at Arthur Penn" slide show; The New York Times, September 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.E.P. (30 December 2020). "People all over the world watch "Dinner for One" on New Year's Eve". Culture. The Economist. Retrieved 21 April 2025.