- 80 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Kanye the First
About this book
'Know what? If you're a Kanye West fan, you're not a fan of me – you're a fan of yourself.'
Annie's not really a fan of herself. But what if everyone thought she was someone else? Someone different. Someone better.
Sam Steiner's Kanye the First is a dazzlingly funny and original drama about identity, guilt, contemporary culture and the second coming of Kanye West.It was first performed as part of HighTide Festival 2017, in a co-production between HighTide and Paul Jellis, in association with The Marlowe and The North Wall.
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The words ‘THIS IS A TRUE STORY’ appear for a moment then vanish.
ANNIE. Lucy!?
ADAM. What
ANNIE. You called me Lucy.
ADAM. Err no I didn’t
ANNIE. Who the fuck is Lucy?
ADAM. I didn’t… Who’s Lucy? I don’t know.
ANNIE. I’m Annie.
ADAM. I know. Annie. You’re Annie. Let’s just – let’s go back to the talking thing.
ANNIE. Who’s Lucy?
ADAM. nobody.
Pause.
Lucy’s like my… she’s this girl that’s going out with my mate Chris.
ANNIE. Oh.
ADAM. I don’t really know her.
ANNIE. Oh.
ADAM. She barely even speaks to me.
ANNIE. Right.
ADAM. So it’s not a… like an issue or – don’t read into it or whatever
ANNIE. Okay.
Sorry.
ADAM. No it’s cool.
Pause.
ANNIE. Errr. Okay yeah let’s just – get back to…
ADAM. Yeah?
ANNIE. Yeah. I’ve just like – I’ve wanted this for ages so…
ADAM. Okay. Yeah uh – yeah me too.
ANNIE. Okay um I’ll go.
I wanna… errr… I wanna taste your cum in my mouth
ADAM. She’s a country singer.
Beat.
ANNIE. What?
ADAM. Lucy. She err she sings these country songs. Like she’s from… like she’s from Tennessee or something? But she’s not.
*
EVE. Annie.
ANNIE. I like your hat by the way.
EVE. What?
ANNIE. Your hat. It’s nice.
EVE. It’s a bit much / isn’t it.
ANNIE. Kinda looks like a halo.
EVE. Really – like a / halo?
ANNIE. Angel’s halo – saint’s halo? – is it heavy?
EVE. Heavy?
ANNIE. Yeah heavy – like on your head does it feel heavy? Does your neck hurt or anything from the err from the weight?
EVE. You okay?
ANNIE. Yeah I just wanna start wearing hats.
EVE. You should.
ANNIE. I’d look great in hats.
EVE. I think you would.
ANNIE. You should get some wings. Complete the whole…
EVE. I’m – I’m gonna do that now, yes.
ANNIE. Some big fuck-off wings like a… albatross.
EVE. I’ll look into it.
ANNIE. Cool
They smile.
You don’t… so I had this um – the other day, I was in a Starbucks
*
MOTHER. You had this look about you
ANNIE. Mmm.
MOTHER. Like you’d just seen some higher being. You looked so happy. I kind of clapped my hands to my mouth at the sight of you.
MOTHER claps her hands to her mouth.
ANNIE. Yeah.
MOTHER. And then obviously raced you to hospital.
ANNIE. But we / were
MOTHER. You’d perched her paws on your shoulders – one on each shoulder and your heads were together.
ANNIE. Me and the Labrador.
MOTHER. Yeah. And you couldn’t really breathe. You weren’t breathing. I listened for your breathing but there was just this raspy sound that I’m pretty sure was your windpipe closing up?
ANNIE. Shit.
MOTHER. You were that obsessed with this animal.
ANNIE. It’s funny cos I like – I remember it really vividly but my memory totally airbrushes the bit where I can’t breathe
MOTHER. That’s funny.
ANNIE. Yeah. In my head it’s just this perfect… moment
MOTHER. Why did you ask me about that?
*
EVE. A Starbucks?
ANNIE. I was in a Starbucks and you know how they write your name on the cups now? Like they take your order and then they write your name on your to-go coffee cup? It’s a pretty smart marketing strategy. But, so the other day the guy asked me my name and I told him it was Cunt. Like I just said ‘Oh my name is Cunt.’ He was like ‘What?’ and I just said ‘yeah it’s Cunt – C-U-N-T, Cunt. That’s my name.’
EVE. Right.
ANNIE. And he got all awkward and said his pen had run out but then this woman next to me turned to me, looked me up and down, and said: ‘You’re a monster.’
EVE. Whoa.
ANNIE. I know!
EVE. Bitch.
ANNIE. Right?
EVE. That’s so judgemental.
ANNIE. I know. And her baby was so ugly as well.
They laugh.
But you don’t… like…
EVE. What?
ANNIE. Think I’m…
EVE. What – No!
ANNIE. Okay cool.
EVE. You’re taking care of Mum and stuff.
ANNIE. Yeah no I know. I knew that.
EVE. How is she?
ANNIE. Who?
EVE. Mum.
ANNIE. Oh. Yeah she’s okay. I mean she’s in pain.
EVE. Yeah.
ANNIE. Can’t get the smell of piss out of my hands.
EVE. I just think that’s in your head.
ANNIE. Yeah.
EVE. She won’t let me help.
ANNIE. Yeah.
EVE. I tried
ANNIE. I know.
EVE. But you’re hinting / I can tell
ANNIE. I’m not hinting. Wasn’t / hinting
EVE. She won’t let me
ANNIE. Mmmm.
EVE. I don’t get...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Original Production
- Thanks
- Dedication
- Roles and Note on Text
- Kanye The First
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information