- 144 pages
- English
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There Are No Beginnings
About this book
This is not a story about the Yorkshire Ripper.
It's 1975 and Sharon just wants to marry Donny Osmond. Her mum, June, is working to keep girls like Helen off the street, and Fiona is desperate to get inside the Milgarth Police Station incident room.
Between the years of 1975 and 1980, the women of Leeds lived in fear. With no clue as to who was responsible for the sustained attacks and murders across the city, the authorities urged women to stay at home. From the fear and fury, a steadfast solidarity arose, birthing the Reclaim the Night movement and echoing down the generations to this day.
Charley Miles's play There Are No Beginnings was premiered at Leeds Playhouse in October 2019, in a production featuring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
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Information
ACT ONE
OCTOBER, 1975
HELEN explodes from the water.
JUNE watches.
HELEN | The hell d’you think you’re doing?? | |
JUNE | You’ve still got your undies on love. | |
Can’t get clean with our undies on now can we? | ||
HELEN | Get out!! | |
JUNE | I just need to do a once-over of you before we get you settled. | |
HELEN | Stop | |
fucking | ||
looking!! | ||
JUNE | I’m sorry love, but when we’ve had our little look we can give you a nice big dinner. Cuppa tea. | |
What d’you say. | ||
HELEN | Dyke. | |
JUNE | – | |
Stand up Ellen. | ||
Tek your knickers off. There’s a girl. | ||
HELEN | That’s not my name. My name’s Helen. With an ‘H’. | |
JUNE | Sorry. Helen. | |
HELEN | Like out of Troy. | |
JUNE | Like what now? | |
HELEN | My mum saw a film. | |
JUNE | It’s a good name | |
Helen. | ||
HELEN | – | |
JUNE | I know it’s a little strange, in’t it. | |
I’ve just to check you’ve nothing on you. | ||
HELEN | On me?? | |
JUNE | Can’t have you bringing owt in now can... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Original Production
- Author’s Note
- Thanks and Acknowledgements
- Note on Play
- There Are No Beginnings
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information