- 100 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Tumulus
About this book
Young men are dying and everyone assumes they're just casualties of London's chemsex scene. Everyone, that is, but Anthony, who is determined to investigate.
Christopher Adams' play Tumulus is a chilling, queer play- noir set amongst the shadowy hills of Hampstead Heath.
It was first performed as part of the 2018 VAULT Festival, London, where it was the winner of a VAULT Origins Award for outstanding new work from the theatre programme.
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ACT TWO
Scene One
A police station.
ANTHONY
On Friday afternoon
On a half-day from work
I am standing in a police station
I am wearing a trenchcoat and fedora
Looking the part helps focus the mind
CALLUM
Can I help you?
ANTHONY
Iād like to report a crime
CALLUM
Is it currently in progress?
ANTHONY
No
CALLUM
Then have you called 101?
ANTHONY
No I ā
CALLUM
Then I suggest you use the phone in the lobby
ANTHONY
But I
ANTHONYās phone rings.
CALLUM
Sir the sign outside
Clearly states that all mobile phones
Are to be turned off before entering
And if you donāt mind my saying
Itās difficult to see you
With that hat on
ANTHONY
Yes I am aware that ā
Itās Jack
This is the third time heās called
I made the mistake of letting him spend the night
Seeing as it was so late
By the time we were finished
CALLUM
Sir if you could put your phone on silent
ANTHONY silences his phone.
ANTHONY
The officer looks at me smugly
Like heās taken a very satisfying shit
Now as I was saying
Iād like to report a crime
CALLUM
Itās best to route all information through 101
ANTHONY
I donāt mean to be rude
But a boy is dead
A young man
Not much younger than I am
(I am not yet thirty-three)
CALLUM
I donāt care what his age is
The information needs to go through 101
ANTHONY
He died on the Heath
On the tumulus
Iām his boyfriend
I assume a small lie wonāt hurt
Thereās a certain moral authority
That comes with saying boyfriend
CALLUM
Martin
MARTIN (offstage)
What is it Callum?
CALLUM
A man wants to report a crime
MARTIN (offstage)
Has he phoned 101?
CALLUM
Itās about the guy
On the tumulus
This man claims to be
His boyfriend
Enter MARTIN.
MARTIN
Nice hat
MARTIN gives CALLUM a look.
I am the LGBTQIA-plus liaison officer
We were unaware the victim had a partner
May I take your name?
ANTHONY
Anthony
Anthony Guest
MARTIN
And you are the victimās boyfriend?
ANTHONY
That is correct
MARTIN
And what was your boyfriendās name?
ANTHONY
George
MARTIN
And his surname?
ANTHONY
Oh
Um
MARTIN
Sir?
ANTHONY
Carney
MARTIN
Excuse me?
ANTHONY
Carnick
George Carnick
MARTIN indicates...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Welcome (back) to VAULT
- Original Production
- Characters
- Act One
- Act Two
- Act Three
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information