Written by Michael Frayn Directed by Anna Reynolds 2 ONE ACT PLAYS Chinamen - 2 actors play 5 characters. The wife has invited a woman, her new hippy boyfriend and some other guests to dinner. The husband has invited the woman’s deserted husband. The object is to keep the estranged couple apart. Doubles - 2 couples are staying in adjacent identicalhotel rooms. Their conversations rock back and forth in quick succession. Their arguments and problems intertwine until eventually they meet.