Nancy is seventeen, new to the city, and loses herself on the way to the YWCA. She meets three young men of varying types: Tom, a smallish, nervous chap; Colin, tall, awkward, and unsure; and Tolen, a well-built hound dog on two legs. When they meet Nancy in swinging 60’s London, all three go about proving their skills.
Written by Ann Jellicoe. Premiered in the West End at the Royal Court Theatre on March 27, 1962. Premiered off-Broadway at the New Theatre on May 27, 1964 with direction by Mike Nichols. Adapted to film as The Knack ...and How to Get It and released in 1965. Revived in 1983 at the Roundabout Theater Company's Stage One in New York.
