OBSERVER: Peridot Theatre

Key points

• Peridot Theatre will stage Love in Translation, a program of three one-act plays, at the Clayton Theatrette in Clayton from November 12 to 15. The plays explore how people express love, contrasting traditional devotion with modern, fast-paced dating.
• Love Letters, by A.R. Gurney, follows two lifelong friends who exchange letters and will be presented as a rehearsed reading.
• Ferris Wheel, by Mary Miller, pairs two lonely people forced to share an old country Ferris wheel. Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy, by Garth Wingfield, follows a woman navigating a run of difficult dates after a six-year relationship ends.