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1.
– ‘Two households, both alike in dignity – ’
– Uh –
– That’s the wrong –
– (Raps the first two lines of the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.)
– Stop!
– That’s not right either.
– What are you doing?
– Being the chorus.
– Introducing the story.
– That’s what a chorus does, right?
– I think so.
– Yeah but –
– Not just that.
– They comment on it too.
– Introduce themes.
– React to things that happen.
– Represent the wider world of the play.
– I should’ve paid more attention in English.
– So what was the problem with –
– Well neither of those is our story.
– What is our story?
– Our story starts on an ordinary Saturday in September.
– Oh!
– That?
– Yeah.
– I actually think it started before then.
– Like when?
– Like, hundreds of years ago.
– I know what you’re getting at, but I’m talking about this particular story.
– Our story.
– Which should be seen in the context of something bigger.
– Why?
– Because –
– Because?
– Well.
– This might be our story, but it could be other people’s story too.
– You mean –
– It could have happened to other people.
– Doubt it.
– Maybe not exactly the same –
– But similar, maybe.
– So seeing all the little stories together as something bigger, it helps us –
– Understand.
– Why certain things happen.
– And maybe how to stop them happening again.
– S’pose.
– Okay.
– So –
– This is our story.
A shift as the ‘play’ begins.
– Did you –
– Did you?
– What?
– Hear about Sarah.
– Sarah with the big –
– Yeah.
– No.
– What?
– Are you talking about –
– Blake’s party?
– Was that good by the way?
– It was alright.
– It was amazing.
– Everyone was there.
– Even Smelly Anna.
– She got invited?
– I think her mum and Blake’s mum are old friends.
– He didn’t have a choice.
– That makes sense.
– Were you there?
– I didn’t see you.
– I… couldn’t make it. Busy.
– Not everyone then.
– That’s a shame.
– You missed out.
– Did I though?
– Yeah.
– I heard Scott didn’t make it either –
– He was there.
– Was he?
– Course.
– Charlie’s brother, Scott?
– Yeah.
– Captain of the football team, straight As, fit as fuuu–
– Yeah. That Scott.
– Not a party without him.
– Is that why yours was so rubbish last year?
– Oooh!
– Burn.
– I thought you said you’d had a good time.
– I’m winding you up.
– And it worked.
– Yeah, well.
Beat.
– So what happened then?
– Not much.
– Usual.
– Michael threw up in Sasha’s mouth.
– That’s disgusting.
– How’s that even possible?
– Well, he started to, you know, heave.
– That was a rhetorical question.
– I meant what happened to Sarah.
– Dunno.
– You said –
– Oh yeah!
– Didn’t she pass out?
– Such a lightweight.
– You must be talking about the picture.
– What picture?
– You didn’t see it?
– No.
– The one she sent to –
– That wasn’t her.
– Sounds like something she’d do.
– That definitely, a hundred per cent wasn’t her.
– How do you know?
– I just do alright.
– Wasn’t she kissing –
– Yeah!
– I heard that.
– I saw that.
– I heard it was more than that.
– No!
– Really?
– At the actual party?
– Yep.
– In Blake’s bed.
– That’s rotten.
– Unless it was with Blake.
– It wasn’t.
– He was trying to pull Louise.
– Louise?
– Are you sure?
– Yep.
– But she’s –
– I know.
– Blake was the one who found them, wasn’t he?
– Them?
– Sarah was with more than one guy?
– Was she?
– I dunno. Was she?
– I dunno.
– Maybe.
– Probably.
– Definitely.
– So Sarah was with three blokes in Blake’s bedroom.
– Receipts or it didn’t happen.
– There’s a photo isn’t there.
– That’s what we’re talking about!
– You said there wasn’t a photo.
– There isn’t.
– There’s a video.
– What!
– No way.
– Have you seen it?
– Course.
– It was online.
– Who put it there?
– Not sure.
– You didn’t miss much.
– You watched it?
– I only saw the picture.
– I thought you said there was no picture?
– I’m confused.
– Don’t be.
– I’m gonna look for it now.
– Then you can see.
– Any luck?
– Looks like it’s been deleted.
– Maybe it never existed.
– It did.
– It was quite dark though.
– So it might not have been her.
– Oh it was definitely her.
– But it might not have been three?
– Could it’ve been more?
– Maybe.
– What!
– Sarah slept with four blokes in one night?
– I didn’t say that.
– You li...
