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Alphabetical Order
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Winner of the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award after its long run at the Hampstead Theatre and on the West End in 1975, Alphabetical Order is set in the library of a provincial newspaper where battle is joined between the forces of order and chaos, between arid organisation in the person of the new library assistant, Leslie, and humane confusion in the person of Lucy, the much-loved resident librarian. Drawing on his experience as a journalist, Frayn draws his gallery of characters with the hilarious accuracy which can only come from first-hand experience.
This edition features the author's revised version of the script presented at the Hampstead Theatre in April 2009.
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Information
Lucy
Sure.
Lesley
Because
I
was
wondering
if
you
might
like
me
to
do
some
more
discarding.
Lucy
Anything
you
say.
Lesley
We’ve
still
got
a
lot
of
dead
wood
to
get
rid
of.
Lucy
Right.
Where
are
the
papers?
Lesley
I
was
wondering,
do
you
think
it
would
be
a
good
idea
if
I
got
started
on
the
old
Balance
of
Payments
folders?
Lucy
You’ve
got
started
on
them.
Lesley
Just
while
I
was
waiting.
Lucy
I
am
late.
Lesley
I
was
early.
Lucy
Sorry,
anyway.
The
telephone
rings.
Lesley
looks
at
her
watch,
then
picks
up
the
telephone.
Lesley
(
into
the
telephone
)
Library
.
.
.
Lucy
My
assistant
is
looking
after
you,
is
she?
Nothing
I
can
get
you?
A
few
cuttings?
A
cup
of
tea?
John
No,
I’m
just
.
.
.
you
know
.
.
.
Lesley
(
into
the
telephone
)
Hold
on
for
one
moment.
(
She
goes
to
the
filing
cabinets.
)
Lucy
Just,
you
know.
Of
course.
Sorry.
Lesley
Sorry?
Lucy
Sorry,
I
thought
John
was
waiting
for
something.
Lesley
No,
no.
(
To
John
.
)
We’ll
talk
about
it
later.
(
To
Lucy
.
)
Sorry.
(
To
John
.
)
Go
on,
then.
John
Am
I
being
tidied
away?
Lesley
It’s
after
two.
Act
Two
49
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Alphabetical Order