two-hander
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Performed in rotation with “New Born” is Tom Noonan’s “What Happened Was . . . ,” a 1992 two-hander, also directed by Mr. Rickson, about a nervous date night.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Lowery makes proficient use of the confined setting where Sam and Mary reunite, building a two-hander chamber drama around Coel and Hathaway’s fervent commitment to the weird and inane.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
To cherish O’Hara for these immortalizing parts is to acknowledge her awareness that a parent’s relationship with each of their children is a two-hander.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
Simon Stephens’ drama, presented at the Mark Taper Forum in 2017, is a two-hander that tests the validity of the uncertainty principle in the arena of human relationships.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
He set himself immediately and before Ben could recover had launched a high two-hander toward the rim that missed.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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