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* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: It's said that Phil and Patrick have been going through problems, making his cheating have slightly more merit.
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* SympatheticAdulterer: It's said that Phil and Patrick have been going through problems, making his cheating have slightly more merit.
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* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: The story ends as Phil is getting on with chemotherapy and Mark is expecting a baby, the two unsure of what direction their lives will take]].
* YourCheatingHeart: Phil has an affair with Mark while still with Patrick.
* YourCheatingHeart: Phil has an affair with Mark while still with Patrick.
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* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: The story ends as Phil is getting on with chemotherapy and Mark is expecting a baby, the two unsure of what direction their lives will take]].
* YourCheatingHeart: Phil has an affair with Mark while still with Patrick.take]].
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Mark seems surprised to have kissed Phil, suggesting he's never displayed an attraction to men before. It's never stated whether it was merely [[IfItsYouItsOkay just Phil]] or a preference for women while attracted to men mildly. Of course, since his relationship with Michelle is unstable, is he in denial of his attraction to men. Lee Petcher described him as "bi curious".
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* SlobsVersusSnobs: Mark is working class, with a northern accent and a job as a rock climbing instructor. Phil is posh, speaks with RP and has the more prestigious job as a teacher.
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* BiTheWay: Mark has a girlfriend and then has an affair with Phil. WordOfGod is that he is "bi-curious".
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* NobodyOverFiftyIsGay: Averted. Phil is 52 to be precise.
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* HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: Phil has one involving his affair with Mark. Part of Mark's annoyance is Phil viewing their relationship as this as opposed to something meaningful.
* IAmVeryBritish: Phil has this type of voice to show how proper he is.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Mark looks several years younger than 29. His actor Lee Petcher was in fact 33 when the play opened.
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* SignificantWardrobeShift: In the finale scene Phil is wearing a much more flamboyant choice of clothes.
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* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Phil is suffering from it in the final scene]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:Metaphorically of course.]]
''How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse'' is a 2018 two-man play, written by Jonathan Hall.
Philip (Tobias Christopher) is a 52-year-old uptight gay school teacher. He's been in a committed relationship for twenty years, living a cautious and respectable life - constantly fearing taking risks. Mark (Lee Petcher) is a 29-year-old rock climbing instructor who's a born thrill seeker. His on-again-off-again relationship with a girl called Michelle is having trouble at the time he and Phil meet. The two form an unlikely friendship.
Despite the title, there are no zombies of any kind in the play. The 'zombie apocalypse' refers to Mark's love of zombie films and life in general. So not to be confused with [[Literature/HowToSurviveAZombieApocalypse the book of the same name]].
!!Tropes:
* AffectionateNickname: Mark continues to call Phil "sir" as a term of endearment even after they become friends.
* AgeGapRomance: Phil is 52, Mark is 29.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The final scene reveals that Mark and Michelle will have a baby]].
* BiTheWay: Mark has a girlfriend and then has an affair with Phil. WordOfGod is that he is "bi-curious".
* BrickJoke:
** Phil mentions that one of his partner's daughters is trying to start a plumbing business. In the final scene, Mark says he saw a woman fixing the shower at Phil's house.
** Mark is seen with a water pistol early on as a joke. In the final scene he produces another one from a bag to spray Phil with.
* ChristmasEpisode: The second-last scene takes place near Christmas.
* DistantFinale: The final scene is well over a year after the previous one.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Phil is introduced having an anxiety attack at the top of a climbing wall.
* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler: Mark is back with Michelle by the end of the play]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Phil has a bad knee that gets drawn attention to in some scenes. [[spoiler: In the TimeSkip he's shown suffering from cancer]].
* GenkiGuy: Mark's enthusiasm for life and living is unmatched.
* TheGhost: Phil's partner Patrick and Mark's girlfriend Michelle are never seen, but function as characters in their own right.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: It's said that Phil and Patrick have been going through problems, making his cheating have slightly more merit.
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: Phil is conscious about his health and worries that Patrick isn't taking care of his. He ends up with cancer]].
* ManChild: Mark in some ways with his fear of commitment.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mark frequently does funny accents and voices.
* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: Mark and Michelle end the play together with a baby on the way. Mark seems happy but the relationship has had problems in the past]].
* NobodyOverFiftyIsGay: Averted. Phil is 52 to be precise.
* NotWantingKidsIsWeird: Mark not wanting to have kids with Michelle prompts Phil to give him a talk about how he felt the same way and of course he'll turn around. [[spoiler: Mark seems happy when he reveals Michelle is pregnant]].
* OddFriendship: Phil and Mark are completely different and yet they hit it off.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Mark drops his happy-go-lucky demeanor to call Phil out for [[spoiler: trying to pretend he didn't know him]], it's very jarring.
* OopNorth: The play is set in Manchester.
* ShirtlessScene: Mark is down in the script to be in his boxers when he and Phil stay in the same bed.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: In the final scene Phil is much more relaxed and at peace with himself]].
* UptightLovesWild: Philip is the uptight one, Mark is the wild one.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: The story ends as Phil is getting on with chemotherapy and Mark is expecting a baby, the two unsure of what direction their lives will take]].
* YourCheatingHeart: Phil has an affair with Mark while still with Patrick.
[[caption-width-right:350:Metaphorically of course.]]
''How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse'' is a 2018 two-man play, written by Jonathan Hall.
Philip (Tobias Christopher) is a 52-year-old uptight gay school teacher. He's been in a committed relationship for twenty years, living a cautious and respectable life - constantly fearing taking risks. Mark (Lee Petcher) is a 29-year-old rock climbing instructor who's a born thrill seeker. His on-again-off-again relationship with a girl called Michelle is having trouble at the time he and Phil meet. The two form an unlikely friendship.
Despite the title, there are no zombies of any kind in the play. The 'zombie apocalypse' refers to Mark's love of zombie films and life in general. So not to be confused with [[Literature/HowToSurviveAZombieApocalypse the book of the same name]].
!!Tropes:
* AffectionateNickname: Mark continues to call Phil "sir" as a term of endearment even after they become friends.
* AgeGapRomance: Phil is 52, Mark is 29.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The final scene reveals that Mark and Michelle will have a baby]].
* BiTheWay: Mark has a girlfriend and then has an affair with Phil. WordOfGod is that he is "bi-curious".
* BrickJoke:
** Phil mentions that one of his partner's daughters is trying to start a plumbing business. In the final scene, Mark says he saw a woman fixing the shower at Phil's house.
** Mark is seen with a water pistol early on as a joke. In the final scene he produces another one from a bag to spray Phil with.
* ChristmasEpisode: The second-last scene takes place near Christmas.
* DistantFinale: The final scene is well over a year after the previous one.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Phil is introduced having an anxiety attack at the top of a climbing wall.
* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler: Mark is back with Michelle by the end of the play]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Phil has a bad knee that gets drawn attention to in some scenes. [[spoiler: In the TimeSkip he's shown suffering from cancer]].
* GenkiGuy: Mark's enthusiasm for life and living is unmatched.
* TheGhost: Phil's partner Patrick and Mark's girlfriend Michelle are never seen, but function as characters in their own right.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: It's said that Phil and Patrick have been going through problems, making his cheating have slightly more merit.
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: Phil is conscious about his health and worries that Patrick isn't taking care of his. He ends up with cancer]].
* ManChild: Mark in some ways with his fear of commitment.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mark frequently does funny accents and voices.
* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: Mark and Michelle end the play together with a baby on the way. Mark seems happy but the relationship has had problems in the past]].
* NobodyOverFiftyIsGay: Averted. Phil is 52 to be precise.
* NotWantingKidsIsWeird: Mark not wanting to have kids with Michelle prompts Phil to give him a talk about how he felt the same way and of course he'll turn around. [[spoiler: Mark seems happy when he reveals Michelle is pregnant]].
* OddFriendship: Phil and Mark are completely different and yet they hit it off.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Mark drops his happy-go-lucky demeanor to call Phil out for [[spoiler: trying to pretend he didn't know him]], it's very jarring.
* OopNorth: The play is set in Manchester.
* ShirtlessScene: Mark is down in the script to be in his boxers when he and Phil stay in the same bed.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: In the final scene Phil is much more relaxed and at peace with himself]].
* UptightLovesWild: Philip is the uptight one, Mark is the wild one.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: The story ends as Phil is getting on with chemotherapy and Mark is expecting a baby, the two unsure of what direction their lives will take]].
* YourCheatingHeart: Phil has an affair with Mark while still with Patrick.
