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her personal property up for auction. That’s where the play starts. Why do you think people generally love seeing the rich become penniless? It seems to present a classic storyline for a play. I think we’re more intrigued by the question of how some people get control of such vast amounts of money only to spend it all and end up with nothing. We can all fantasize about having vast wealth but we never think for a minute that we’d lose it. Yet, it happens. My interest as the playwright was Rosemary Conte Voice Teacher & Coach Innovative technques for great singing. All styles, levels & ages. Matawan, NJ 732-583-4959 New CD available at CDBaby in the breadth of Pamela’s life experiences. She lived lavishly. She loved lavishly. All the while she was spending lavishly she was encouraged by the men in her life to do so. This is the U.S. premiere of the play that originally ran in the U.K. in 2010-2011.  Has the play changed much since then? No, it hasn’t. We were able to present the play for the first time in the U.K. supported by the Arts Council England, which was such a great opportunity. It was very