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Saturday 3 January 2009
A play within a play
I went to Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land the other day, and overheard the following conversation in the foyer during half time.
A couple, relationship hard to establish, mid-thirties, well dressed:
Woman: So, what did you make of the first half?
Long pause.
Man: It was ..… strange...
Long pause.
Man wanders across to other side of the foyer. Stands there for a short while doing nothing in particular.
Woman: (muttering under her breath) It was … strange….?
Man wanders back.
Another long, awkward pause.
Man: This is a good place to stand.
Woman: Yes, it is a good place to stand.
Further pause.
Man: Yes. It is. This, is a good place to stand.
Woman: Yes. Here is a good place to stand.
Further pause.
Man: Hmm. Yes. It’s a good place to stand.
Further, even more painful pause.
Man: Shall we go back to our seats now?
Both wander off.
I certainly didn’t expect to see more Pinter in the interval I can tell you. Good stuff.
A couple, relationship hard to establish, mid-thirties, well dressed:
Woman: So, what did you make of the first half?
Long pause.
Man: It was ..… strange...
Long pause.
Man wanders across to other side of the foyer. Stands there for a short while doing nothing in particular.
Woman: (muttering under her breath) It was … strange….?
Man wanders back.
Another long, awkward pause.
Man: This is a good place to stand.
Woman: Yes, it is a good place to stand.
Further pause.
Man: Yes. It is. This, is a good place to stand.
Woman: Yes. Here is a good place to stand.
Further pause.
Man: Hmm. Yes. It’s a good place to stand.
Further, even more painful pause.
Man: Shall we go back to our seats now?
Both wander off.
I certainly didn’t expect to see more Pinter in the interval I can tell you. Good stuff.
Friday 2 January 2009
No longer lonely
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