Set in the near future, the play is a taut series of five scenes between a father, Salter, and three of his sons—all genetically identical.
If you do manage to locate a legitimate copy of the script (or purchase a legal one), you will immediately notice Churchill’s trademark minimalism. There are no stage directions describing emotions. There are no props listed. There is only dialogue, punctuated by slashes (/) where characters interrupt each other. A Number Caryl Churchill Pdf