A Better Woman

<p><em>A Better Woman</em> is a full-length two act comedy play about love and indecision. </p><p>Tom is searching for 'the one'. In fact now that he's in his forties Tom's been searching for 'the one' for quite some time. After a few romantic near misses he turns to the world of online dating to find someone to grow old with. </p><p>With the help of his despairing neighbours he launches a determined quest to find his perfect match undertaking an exhausting series of whirlwind dates only to discover that they all look like his ex ... Bar one. </p><p>And she's pretty scary. </p><p>While Tom prevaricates past and present come together to force his reluctant hand.</p><p><strong>Simon Mendes da Costa</strong> is also the author of<em> Losing Louis</em> for which he was nominated Most Promising Playwright by the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. <em>A Better Woman </em>had its premiere at Marlowe Theatre Canterbury in 2015 about which Michael Billington wrote in the Guardian: 'This new piece tackles the perils of internet dating with similar angst-ridden gaiety.'</p>