Two-hander

{{Short description|Play, film, or television programme with only two main characters}}

{{distinguish|Two-handed (disambiguation)}}

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A two-hander is a term for a play, film, or television programme with only two main characters.{{cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=slanguage_result&slang=two-hander&page=Slanguage&display=two-hander |title=Slanguage Dictionary Results - Two-hander |publisher=Variety |accessdate=2008-06-19}} The two characters in question often display differences in social standing or experiences, differences that are explored and possibly overcome as the story unfolds.{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2010/09/crouching-duck-hidden-draper-mad-men-season-4-episode-7.html|title=Crouching Duck, Hidden Draper: Mad Men Season 4, Episode 7|last=Wolcott|first=James|date=6 September 2010|work=Vanity Fair|accessdate=7 September 2010}}[https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/09/29/arts/20100930_Penn_slideshow-5.html 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. Instances of two-handers may include theatre, film, television episodes, television series, and radio.

Radio

Television series

  • Dinner for One (1963){{efn|Originally a 1934 theater sketch, this 18-minute videotape of one performance is rebroadcast every Christmas or New Year's in parts of Europe.{{cite news |author=E.P. |title=People all over the world watch "Dinner for One" on New Year's Eve |date=2020-12-30 |work=The Economist |department=Culture |url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2020/12/30/people-all-over-the-world-watch-dinner-for-one-on-new-years-eve |access-date=2025-04-21 |url-access=subscription}}}}
  • Un gars, une fille (1997)
  • Head Case (2007)
  • Web Therapy (2008)
  • In Treatment (2008)
  • Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)

Television episodes

Theatre

Film

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Category:Drama