LOL cat courtesy of Icanhazcheeseburger.com (I guess my shameful addiction to captioned cats is out now). (music: Caribou's Andorra ) Stroppycow is sat at the computer, looking up recipes using agar agar and properties offered from rent in slightly more affordable parts within acceptable commuting distance of work and school. She is chuckling at the elaborate concoctions she happens upon and at the creative prose from estate agents (pearl of the week "it's (sic) own uniquely designed feel to it, with a fantastic fish tank built in to the wall, and lovely stone tiled wall the in the lounge area." The Boy is ready for bed. He is delaying the good night ritual and the fidgeting gives away that there's something on his mind beyond the will to prolong downstairs time. THE BOY: Mummy? STROPPYCOW: Babby? THE BOY: Do you have any plays? STROPPYCOW (rolling her eyes in anticipation because by now she knows that no question asked by a 10 year old is ever innocent): some, but they are in French. Why do you ask? THE BOY: I need a page from a play for school. STROPPYCOW: Well you'll just have to go look for something suitable in the library, I am sure they have plenty. THE BOY (putting on his "mother you are killing me. Surely you know better than than this" look): But I need it tomorrow. STROPPYCOW: Then you should have thought of it earlier, 5 minutes before bedtime on a Sunday evening there isn't much anybody can do to help. THE BOY (putting on his "if you don't bail me out now I will lose all faith in you and I will put on a face so miserable at school tomorrow that they will either call you to come pick me up or call social services for serious mistreatment): I know, I just forgot. It doesn't have to be an actual theatre play. I think it's anything that you can read out loud, except I didnt write it in my homework diary so I am not sure. All this to say if you find yourself in a similar predicament theres a couple of sites out there that you might find of use. This site has a whole bunch of scripts and for a true classic there's always The War of the Worlds although I have to admit the thought of The Boy as Orson Welles cracked me up so much I just couldn't print that one for him and chose something with a Christmas theme .
The play
Act1 - Scene 1
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