- 120 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Crushed Shells and Mud
About this book
'She came out of the sea
Crawled out of the mud, quietly
Shy and beautiful, brushing off sand and shells'
England trembles in the grip of a devastating epidemic. But in a remote coastal village, quiet Derek waits for love and life to really begin. Then Lydia arrives. She burns brightly, beyond Derek's wildest dreams. And she is hiding something.
When Derek discovers her secret, they are both propelled into a strange new world of conflicted desire and dangerous loyalties, where terrifying forces test their courage and humanity. But can love survive the fear inside?
Ben Musgrave's play Crushed Shells and Mud premiered at the Southwark Playhouse, London, in October 2015.
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ACT ONE
Scene One
She Crawled Out of the Sea
The east coast of England.
A field. High brambles, nettles, tall grasses obscure a view of the sea. The memory of a path down.
In the other direction, a track leading to the village.
Within the field a holiday caravan, weathered, battered, seagullspattered.
A changeable day in summer. At this moment it is grey.
DEREK emerges from the caravan, carrying a plain brown notebook. He goes to the side of the caravan, and climbs up the side-ladder.
From the top, he looks at the sea for a moment, then sits down, dangling his legs from the roof.
He takes the notebook, and makes a slight adjustment to what is written within.
He starts to read what he has out loud.
DEREK | One day she came out of the sea. She crawled out of the mud, quietly. Shy and beautiful Brushing off sand and shells. |
And over marsh and pool she looked straight into his eyes. And even from that distance He knew she understood him. And knew she had the answers To all the things that hurt or didn’t make sense. | |
He looks up as the sun comes out and warms his face. |
Scene Two
Lydia
By the caravan.
A brighter day.
DEREK is showing LYDIA around.
He is not in her league.
DEREK | (Of the path to the sea.) Now, normally you can get to the sea this way, there’s a path that winds down, but there haven’t been the walkers really, in recent years. So it’s quite grown over. |
I’ll see if I can beat it back... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Original Production
- Acknowledgements
- Characters
- Crushed Shells and Mud
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information
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