Sentence examples for bittersweet play from inspiring English sources

Fans of "The Seafarer" and "Shining City" have another Conor McPherson drama to look forward to with this typically bittersweet play about three generations of Dubliners (1 45).

The thrill of moviegoing — even in a less than thrilling setting — is at the heart of Annie Baker's bittersweet play "The Flick," which runs through Sunday at Playwrights Horizons.

Both bittersweet plays have long been favorites of regional and community theaters — Baltimore's Spotlighters Theatre will present "Love Letters" on Thursday night as a fundraiser for suicide awareness and prevention services.

This bittersweet drama centres on Maggie (played by Caroline Quentin), a woman on the cusp of 40 who seems quite contented with her lot as a wife and mother of two.

Here, he takes George Clooney further into his silver years with this bittersweet drama about a man, played by Clooney, who discovers after his wife's death that she was cheating on him.

He looks close to tears, but takes a deep suck of air, then lets a bittersweet smile play across his face.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY -- Just as every generation requires its own remake of "Big Deal on Madonna Street" (see "Welcome to Collinwood," above), here is the inevitable update of Arthur Schnitzler's bittersweet Austrian play "La Ronde".

A little more than five minutes later, the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" played over the loudspeakers, and the Red Bulls' season was over, 2-1 on aggregate.

"So, what happened, what went wrong?" he asks, as The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" plays over the PA (nice choice, no, really).

More often than not, that's enough to carry this bittersweet, 75-minute play.

(Zinoman) 'Noah and the Tower Flower' This bittersweet two-person play, set in a gritty Dublin neighborhood, follows a pair of damaged souls who spend their first night together.