... not actually depict a birth, although Catherine and Mompesson's children are mentioned, so birth is implied. However, in "Our Town", the play actually begins with the birth of the twins in Polish Town. Birth is a central issue in all our lives today as it was when these plays were written, and babies are referred to all the time. Soap operas regularly carry story lines featuring parents-to-be and babies. Many soap operas reflect life, albeit in a dramatised and condensed version. Love affairs are depicted in both plays. In "The Roses of Eyam", the love affair is between Emmot and Rowland and in "Our Town" between Emily and George. However, whilst in "The Roses of Eyam" the affair is doomed because of their forced separation due to the plague, in "Our Town" Emily and George's love affair results in marriage. Like many modern couples, Emily and George experience last minute nerves ...

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