SUMMER OF SERENDIPITY
“where time captures the warm embrace
of summer, chance weaves in beautiful coincidences…”
Summer of
Serendipity is an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, You Never Can Tell
(1896). Shaw’s original play, one of his rare work, was first staged in
1899. Set in late Victorian England, it
tells the story of a family’s stay at a seaside resort.
Meet the uninhabited twins who are
trying to figure their way into the complex adult world; their elder sister, an
epitome of beauty and reason; their idealist feminist mother who courageously
fought for her principles, at the price of her marriage.
What begins as a peaceful vacation leads
to a catastrophic family reunion upon a chanced discovery. Surviving just by
the wit and tact of their faithful waiter, the family ties which are rejoined
is severed once more as the father asserts his guardianship. Meanwhile, romance
blooms between their elder sister and the dashing dentist.
As the plot thickens, songs are
serenaded, tables banged and emotions buried for 18 years are revealed as
husband and wife again engaged in another marital battle. Will the sun and sea
offer nature’s nurturing wisdom? Or will
the waves wash away the momentary calmness and rush in the tempest of drama?
