Touch (NHB Modern Plays) E-Book

Vicky Jones

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

A shamelessly funny and brutally honest play about sex, connection and control, from one of the brains behind hit play and TV show Fleabag. Dee's sexual escapades are messy and temporary - just like her shoebox London flat. New to the city and in a stopgap job, Dee has the chance to reinvent herself. But how can you change your life when you don't know what you want? Welcome to the secret life of a thirty-three-year-old woman. Touch was first produced by Soho Theatre and DryWrite at Soho Theatre, London, in July 2017.

Leseprobe

Vicky Jones

TOUCH

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Characters

Note on Text

Touch

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Touch was produced by Soho Theatre and DryWrite and was first performed at Soho Theatre, London, on 6 July 2017. The cast was as follows:

DEE

Amy Morgan

EDDIE

James Marlowe

VERA

Naana Agyei-Ampadu

MILES

James Clyde

PADDY

Edward Bluemel

SAM

Matthew Aubrey

Director

Vicky Jones

Set and Costume Designer

ULTZ

Lighting Designer

Richard Howell

Sound Designer

Isobel Waller-Bridge

Associate Sound Designer

Harry Johnson

Dramaturg

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Movement Director

Polly Bennett

Costume Supervisor

Claire Wardroper

Production Manager

Simon MacColl

Assistant Director

Lakesha Arie Angelo

Casting Director

Nadine Rennie CDG

Company Stage Manager

Felix Dunning

Deputy Stage Manager

Olivia Kerslake

Assistant Stage Manager

Cáit Canavan

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Char McBrearty, Francesca Moody, Phil Porter, Steven Poole, Gabriel Bisset-Smith, Robert Cawsey. Thank you to my family. Also thanks so much to all at Soho Theatre for their tireless faith and hard work, especially Adam Brace, David Luff, Nadine Rennie, Steve Marmion, Kelly Fogarty, Sophie Coke-Steel, Charlotte Bennett and Mark Godfrey. Thanks to Sarah Liisa Wilkinson and all at Nick Hern Books. And thanks to the cast and stage management of Touch for their contribution towards the development of the script during rehearsals, and for their patience.

V.J.

For Steven Poole

Characters

DEEEDDIEVERAMILESPADDYSAM

Note on Text

A forward slash (/) indicates an overlap.

A dash(–) indicates an interruption.

A space on the text indicates a beat or a pause. The length of the pause is indicated by the length of space in the text.

This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

1. Eddie 1

DEE’s flat is tiny and resembles a ramshackle bedsit, though it has a small bathroom attached with a shower, sink and toilet. The room is full of her clutter and every surface and corner is filled with something. There is a cooking area with no sink, but with a fridge and a hob, with pans stacked on top. There is an old wheelie office chair. There is a bookshelf containing self-help books and feminist literature as well as fiction. There is a wardrobe with her clothes pouring out of the front. There is a pile of unopened mail. There are empty wine bottles, dirty cups and glasses. There is a pan in the shower. There is a stepper exercise machine. There is a full rubbish bag in the corner.

DEE is trying to tidy up. EDDIE