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The Gin Game (Theatre)

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Gin Game is a 1977 play by Donald Coburn.The play only features two characters. Weller is an old man who has been at the rather dingy Bentley Nursing Home for a couple of months. He meets Fonsia, an old lady and a recent arrival. Both seem rather lonely; no family members ever visit and they don't have any friends at the home. Weller invites Fonsia to pass the time with him by playing gin rummy.This turns out to be a mistake. Fonsia winds up beating Weller at gin every single time they play, even though when she first sat down, he had to explain the rules. Weller gets angrier and angrier as his losing streak continues, and starts getting increasingly hostile towards Fonsia. Insults start flying, words are said that can't be taken back, and as the two seniors dig up increasingly unpleasant truths about each other, their nascent friendship is threatened.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The original production of The Gin Game was directed by Mike Nichols. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy originated the roles of Weller and Fonsia. Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore played the parts for a 2003 performance that was adapted by Coburn for television and filmed and broadcast on PBS.
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 Adaptation Expansion: The 2003 TV production has a scene in which Fonsia moves in to the home and has to endure the humiliation of giving up may of her possessions, since she has too much for her room. Fonsia also has a couple of unpleasant confrontations with a nurse at the home who treats her like a child. (In the original play, Weller and Fonsia are the only speaking parts.)
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 Blatant Lies: "Gin's a very relaxing game," says Weller, as he's showing obvious signs of agitation over losing to Fonsia yet again.
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