The Play

The Play

Ten Tiny Fingers, Nine Tiny Toes is a Play by Sue Townsend. It is set in the year 2001 where each person is classed from 1 to 5. 1 being the highest and 5 being the lowest class. The plot of this play is based on two couples (Pete and Dot and Ralph and Lucinda) in different classes who give birth. There is the birth of a Perfect Class 5 Baby and an imperfect baby in class 3 born with only 9 toes.

When first looking at the script of this play i was rather excited for taking to the task of rehearsing and performing this play. I was interested in the story of the play and the whole idea of people being put into various classes. When the play was written it was how Townsend viewed what the future will hold, with many people having typical images of 'Flying cars' and other advanced technology. It was interesting to see Townsend's ideas and a different take on what the future will hold in 2001 at the time the play was written. Looking into this idea with various research on the internet would be an interesting task considering there isn't many information on the Play itself and the plot.