Robins 2:22 - A Ghost Story

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-78850-478-2
Verlag: Nick Hern Books
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 104 Seiten

Reihe: NHB Modern Plays

'I'd get freaked out here, alone in the dark. Wondering what's lurking at the bottom of the bed, ready to grab your feet.' Jenny and Sam - and their baby Phoebe - have recently moved into their new home. But something feels frightening and wrong. Very wrong. Over the baby monitor, at 2:22 every night, Jenny hears footsteps around her daughter's cot. Could the house be haunted? When their friends Lauren and Ben come round for a housewarming dinner, they drink wine, relive their pasts, and argue about the existence of ghosts. They decide to stay up until 2:22, to discover the truth. Over one adrenaline-filled night - as the foxes scream outside - secrets will emerge and ghosts may appear... Spine-chilling, funny and scary, Danny Robins' play 2:22 was premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End in August 2021, directed by Matthew Dunster, and starring Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood. It went on to win Best New Play at the 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards, and was nominated for Best New Play at the Olivier Awards. 2:22 provides rich opportunities for any drama group wanting to make things go bump in the night - and their audiences scream.

Danny Robins is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, journalist, and creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist. His play 2:22: A Ghost Story premiered in the West End in 2021, starring Lily Allen. It won Best New Play at the 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robins, Danny

Leseproben

ACT ONE

Scene One

JENNY

JENNY

JENNY. Fuck!

JENNY

() Sssh! It’s okay, baba… It’s okay.

JENNY

JENNY

Scene Two

LAUREN

SAM We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

LAUREN SAM JENNY

SAM JENNY

LAUREN. I was enjoying that.

JENNY. Sorry.

() Spoiler alert – it’s a bear.

JENNY

Phoebe doesn’t understand a word of it. But you know what Sam’s like. She’ll have a PhD by the time she’s three.

Sorry – it’s a tip.

LAUREN

LAUREN. It’s so not.

JENNY

JENNY (). There’s still loads to do!

LAUREN. We could have rescheduled.

JENNY

JENNY. Ow! I told Sam to tidy.

LAUREN. When did he get back?

JENNY. An hour ago. No fucking warning he’d be late.

He’ll be down soon.

LAUREN (). You look good.

JENNY

JENNY. I look tired.

() And stained.

() Paint.

LAUREN. Fuck.

JENNY

JENNY (). How’s the risotto?

LAUREN. I gave it a few prods.

JENNY

JENNY. Thanks.

LAUREN. Ben chose it. / Sorry.

JENNY. It’s fine.

‘Mister Bear’. / She loves it.

LAUREN. I never know what to send. It was him or tequila.

JENNY

JENNY. God, not while I’m feeding.

() Can you imagine? Breast-milk slammers.

LAUREN. Can’t believe I haven’t met her yet.

JENNY. Sorry.

LAUREN. It’s me. I’ve been so busy. / Lots of new patients…

JENNY. No. It’s our fault. The first year, you know how it is…

LAUREN. Not really.

JENNY. We don’t see anyone. Just other people with babies.

LAUREN. Breeders.

JENNY

You must be desperate to get back to work? / Or not?

JENNY. I miss the pupils. Having your own kid’s way more stressful.

Sometimes I pretend I need a poo, just so I can hide in there.

LAUREN. I’ve done that at work. A particularly tricky patient…

BEN LAUREN

BEN. Well, Jenny, your toilet…

JENNY. Oh / dear…

BEN. Is an absolute beauty.

LAUREN. Ben does bathrooms.

JENNY. Yes, I / heard.

BEN. Quality tiling. Nice sink. Lovely action on that flush. Who did it?

JENNY. Oh… Sam knows… They’re Albanian.

BEN. Ah, right. Cheap I / guess?

LAUREN (). Stop grilling her.

BEN. Well, it’s bloody gorgeous, pardon my French. Give it a go, Lauren. Have a wee.

LAUREN (). / Maybe later.

BEN. That soap!

LAUREN

‘Honey, lavender, and goat’s milk’. Actual goat soap! It was a pleasure to wash my hands.

( LAUREN .) I did it twice.

LAUREN. Ben doesn’t get out much.

SAM

SAM. Loz!

LAUREN. Sammy!

SAM. Sorry, she took a while to nod off.

LAUREN. Ben – Sam. Sam / – Ben.

BEN

SAM. / Hello, mate.

BEN. Pleasure.

JENNY SAM

JENNY. Was everything okay?

BEN SAM

BEN. Dive in.

SAM. Thanks, mate.

BEN. You’re playing / catch-up!

SAM ( JENNY). She’s fine! I haven’t been away that long! Jenny worries I might accidentally chuck Phoebe out the window.

(.) And yes, I closed it.

JENNY. He’s convinced Phoebe needs ‘fresh air’.

() You’ll learn Sam’s the world expert on parenting.

LAUREN. Does he still say it?

SAM (). What?

LAUREN. Your catchphrase.

(.) ‘I think you’ll find!’

( BEN.) University quiz team. Every fricking time you’d hear –

() ‘ It’s the Battle of Culloden, 1746, I think you’ll find.’

SAM. 1745. I think you’ll find.

LAUREN (). Same old Sam! I even had it printed on a T-shirt. You...