- 120 pages
- English
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The Boss of It All
About this book
A critically acclaimed, smart and fast-paced comedy about faked identities and explosive office politics, adapted from Lars von Trier's cult classic film. The boss of an IT company is secretly selling up. To save face he hires Kristoffer, an actor, to take the blame. Thrown in at the deep end, the hapless actor gets more than he bargained for. In an office of misfit staff, he faces an unexpected dilemma; to sell off the company or try and save his new-found friends. Through 40 years of making and touring exceptional and original theatre, New Perspectives has established itself as the East Midlands national touring company. This is Jack McNamara's first adaptation as the company's Artistic Director.
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SCENE 1
An office meeting room.
KRISTOFFER alone. He is applying some soot to his forehead.
KRISTOFFER
I have travelled farā¦
And with reluctance to this townā¦
(Quietly dramatic.) The war is coming. The war is coming.
He puts the tub of soot away and takes out a piece of paper.
KRISTOFFER
(Reading, occasionally off-book.) Hello.
At last we meet.
I am the company president.
I have given Mr Ravn power of attorney to conduct and
conclude our negotiations.
conclude our negotiations.
And now I had better get going.
I have a flight to catch to America.
So cheerio then.
Possibly.
He repeats the speech without the paper, occasionally glancing at it
for prompts.
for prompts.
Hello.
At last we meet.
I am the company president.
I have given Mr Ravn power of attorney to conduct and
conclude our negotiations.
conclude our negotiations.
And now I had better get going.
I have a flight to catch to America.
So cheerio, then.
Possibly.
Looks at paper again.
Possibly?
KRISTOFFER nods in admiration at the word. RAVN enters holding
papers.
papers.
RAVN
Theyāre parking up outside.
Letās get the paperwork out of the way.
RAVN lays out a contract.
Just need you to sign here.
KRISTOFFER
āSo cheerio then. Possibly.ā
RAVN
What?
KRISTOFFER
Itās a great line.
Intriguing.
RAVN
No the āpossiblyā is for you.
You donāt say it out loud.
Iām saying, only say āCheerioā if it feels appropriate.
Itās a bit old-fashioned. I thought he might like it.
KRISTOFFER
Leaving it open. Good.
You say youāve never written for the stage before?
I donāt believe that for a second.
RAVN
Why?
KRISTOFFER
The text leaps off the page.
RAVN
Does it?
KRISTOFFER
āHello
At last we meet.
I am the company president.ā Itās intense. And succinct.
It says much more than it appears to.
RAVN
I was actually hoping it would say as little as possible.
Anyway, shall we ā
RAVN draws KRISTOFFERās attention to the contract.
KRISTOFFER reads it.
RAVN
I know it sounds a bit threatening, but itās all just legal
jargon.
jargon.
The main point is just to keep things secret.
But I imagine youāre used to that.
As an actor.
KRISTOFFER looks at him puzzled.
RAVN
You donāt stab someone onstage and say ādonāt worry,
weāre only acting.ā
weāre only acting.ā
KRISTOFFER
Depends on the part.
RAVN
Right.
KRISTOFFER
Some of Gambiniās anti-charactersā¦
RAVN
I donā...
Table of contents
- Cover
- The Boss of It Al
- Prespectives
- CAST (in alphabetical order)
- Theatre
- Thank You
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Characters
- Prologue
- Scene 1