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Alex , a Mauritian boy aged 11 Siobhan, an Irish girl aged 10 ]
Scene I. In a classroom at school. Alex sits on a chair centre-stage, speaking directly to the audience. Siobhan is in the background, not paying attention to Alex. ALEX It's so easy to watch people die. On tv of course. We've almost become numb .... so desensitized when we talk about death, ye know. Like a film is crap if no one dies, isn't it. It's like we're all waiting, and rooting for someone to die. Please, anyone, anywhere, just, die. Because if no one dies then its just boring, isn't it? Pause. When someone dies, not on tv, now, but in real life, no one really cares anymore. We're so used to seeing the "RIP Granda" or "Heaven got an angel today" on Facebook an' all. Like, that's so stupid. Pause. "And they since they were not the one dead, turned to their affairs." Robert Frost wrote that. I don't know much about him but I know he was right about that. No one gives a damn. It's the natural order of things. So, go on, turned to your own affairs. It's completely normal and okay if someone dies. Pause. Looks at audience. 1.- Siobhan approaches and Alex jumps at the sight of her. She caught him by surprise as he didn't know that she was lurking in the background Lightning speed SIOBHAN Eh, why do you have a girl's name? Alexandra. That's a girl's name isn't it? It is! It is a girl's name. But you don't look like a girl. Is it because you're from a different country? So like they name the boys after girls. I don't understand. That's weird. You're weird. Why are you not saying anything? Come on say something. Can you not talk? Like what are you doing? I'm Siobhan. What's your name? Oh yeah, it's Alexandra. Sorry, I forgot. Are you not allowed to talk to me? I'm not supposed to talk to you either, but like whatever. Oh, so you can't speak English? Do you speak English? Oh okay, no. Oh well, you'll learn. That's what school is for. I still can't get over the fact that you have a girl's name. Are you gay? My da says that it's when boys hold other boys hands and kiss each other and stuff. Homos. That's just gross. I can't picture that in my head. Anyway, like, you don't talk very much. That's weird. You're weird. ALEX I...umm .. .I don't really ...
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Peter: Frances, perhaps your sins a
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Scene 4: It is Friday the 15 th of
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Brushstrokes by Cian Nugent McGealy
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Arthur wakes up. ARTHUR: Quarter to
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Arthur: Silence He doesn't seem to
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Arthur: Why's he looking at me. Jac
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Arthur: It's the dead of night here
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NOIR 2000 A Play by Luke Shanahan
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LUCY Get back out there and act! (L
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