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Thomas Eccleshare: Plays One
I'm Not Here Right Now; Heather; Instructions for Correct Assembly
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eBook - ePub
Thomas Eccleshare: Plays One
I'm Not Here Right Now; Heather; Instructions for Correct Assembly
About this book
Collected together for the first time are four works by young British playwright Thomas Eccleshare, whose plays have been performed to national and international acclaim over the past decade. Plays One includes Pastoral (winner of the Verity Bargate Award, 2011), I'm Not Here Right Now, Heather, and Instructions for Correct Assembly. Exploring themes including parenthood, the power of stories, and the meaning of truth in the modern world, this collection presents one of the bright new writing talents in UK theatre.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECT ASSEMBLY
Instructions For Correct Assembly was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs on 7th April 2018 and featured the following cast and creative team:
| MAX | Jane Horrocks |
| HARI | Mark Bonnar |
| JÅN / NICK | Brian Vernel |
| LAURIE | Michele Austin |
| PAUL | Jason Barnett |
| AMY | Shaniqua Okwok |
| Directed by | Hamish Pirie |
| Designed by | Cai Dyfan |
| Lighting by | Jack Knowles |
| Music by | Duramaney Kamara |
| Sound by | Helen Skiera |
| Movement by | Vicki Manderson |
Characters
MAX, around 50
HARI, around 50
JÅN / NICK, 18-20
LAURIE, around 50
PAUL, around 50
AMY, 18
Place
The rooms of a neat family home. It could almost be a catalogue.
A note on Jån and Nick
In my mind Nick and Jån are played by the same actor, so to all intents and purposes are identical. As a result at times there may be a tension, even confusion, about who we are watching.
1
Kitchen
MAX Did you find what you were looking for?
HARI Yes I did. Lovely girl helped me in the shop. She pointed me in the right direction.
MAX Oh good.
HARI On the way out I noticed they had a special offer. A do it yourself type thing.
MAX You like those.
HARI Exactly. It’s not much of a commitment financially speaking and might be a bit of fun.
MAX Sounds good.
HARI I thought we could have a go at it together, you know like we did with the upstairs bed?
MAX Oh I enjoyed that.
HARI You had natural flat pack talent.
MAX You said I was the Susan Boyle of DIY.
HARI This might be a little more complicated than the bed but still, I’m sure it’s the kind of thing we can crack on our own.
MAX Is it in the hall then or
HARI No. It contains some special components or something so they send it out direct.
MAX Well I’ll look forward to that.
Garage
HARI and MAX stand surrounded by parts. A chaos of bits and pieces. HARI is looking at a page in an inch-thick book of instructions. MAX is trying to peek at it too. They read intently, very confused.
MAX Can I have a
HARI One second.
Silence.
MAX Just a quick look
HARI One second love stop breaking my concentration.
Silence. HARI peers at the book as if the distance he’s reading it from will make a difference. MAX opens her mouth to speak. Then closes it. Silence.
HARI holds the book out for her to take. She takes it. She turns to the first page.
MAX One: check you have all of the component parts. Two: take the laminate frame (left) and place it on its plastic neoprene base, upright. Twist two of the fiddly ones into the pre-drilled holes in the heel.
HARI These?
MAX Yes. Two. Attach the toe mouldings to the tops of the fiddly ones and screw.
HARI What do you mean the top?
MAX The top. I’m just trying to describ...
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction by Thomas Eccleshare
- Pastoral
- I’m Not Here Right Now
- Heather
- Instructions For Correct Assembly