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    Level 2 acung: Grade 5 Duologue Titles in Level 2 Acting: Grade 5 Duologue The Apple The Lucky One: Photograph 51 ‘An Inspector Calls The Humans Julius Caesar ‘An Ideal Husband Out on a Limb “Three Sisters ‘#Matier ANN and Sewing i rushes to) HELEN: ( want. itie. Do ait ANN: The HELEN: hop, ke a make use g making? (f ANN: I's (Holds itu over like th Fbbons ran HELEN: W spare time ANN: But th be a nursory HELEN; (eh is) | ANN: You a Prescott wot morning, sha HELEN: You you get the ANN: Whate) HELEN: (Fir you. (ANN sh ANN: (Uncoi want it e 5 Duologue ‘ANN and HELEN are sister Annis ata table sewing on hor sewing machine when a disgruntled Helen enters the room, Aan ‘rushes to make tea for her. HELEN: (Petufently) Oh, sit down, do! Il got my own tea when | want it. 1 won't have you slaving for me. You're worked to death as itis. Bo sit down! ANN: The kettle won't be @ minute — HELEN: What a blessed nuisance you are Ann, aways on the hop, lke @ jumping bean. I's bad enough the way the others ‘make use of you, but fm hanged if allow it. What's this you're making? (Picks up material) ANN I's Nora's dress for the Lamdond's patty, ln't it swoet? (Holds it up) The bodice is such a dear, i's going 0 be oreecedl over like this (Showing her) and have lace and insertion and bloo ribbons run through, Don't you like it? HELEN: Why can't Norah make her own things? She has more Spare time than you. ANN: But the poor child i so tired after hor day's work. | wouldn't ‘be a nursery governess for anything PELEN: (Bittery) She's not too tired to go toa party anyway (Sits) ANN: You don't grudge her that surely? I nover thought Mrs Prescott would spare her, but she said if she gol up at five next morning, she might go. Poor Norah! She will be tired, HELEN: You'e giving it to her of course? (ANN nods) Where did you get the money? ANN: Whatever's come over you today, Ell? im sure you're il HELEN: (Firmly) Where did you get it? Fathor didn't give ito you (ANN shakes her head) Mother hasn't got it to give. You've Paved something again, What? ANN: (Uncomfortably) It wasn'ta bit of good to me. | didn't want it SMV Z ATT HELEN: (Stornfy) What? ANN: That little medallion thing. (Quickly) I never wore it. It was no good to me. I didn't want it HELEN: Ann! You're awfully fond of it. How dare you! ANN: But the poor child ~ she had to wear something, and they pay her so badly where she is, She can't save a penny. | couldn't bbear the thought that ~ }: (Angrily) Why didn't you ask Father? ANN: (Surprised) What an idea! HELEN: He ought to pay for Norah's clothes ~ not you ot me. I's asin, a disgrace that a girl should have to ~ to pawn her trinkets, in order to go decently cladl Urgh It makes me sick. ANN: You know Ellie, Father would give it ithe had it to give. It ign’'t that he's mean ~ you know if ~ HELEN: | know that every penny that can be saved or squeezed ut of the miserable family exchaquer goes to support the Apple, instead of supporting us! And I consider i's high time the Apple ‘was self supporting. He's older than Norah or me ~ he's a man, a strong healthy male thing. What right has he to everything, while we girls are struggling to ~ to cover ourselves decently? ANN: It isn't Cyrit's fault, Ellie dear. You know there are things a man must have that girls can do without. HELEN: Clubs, cigarettes, hansoms and 80 on? Oh yes. Because he's the son, the apple of his parents’ eyes, everything has to be sacrificed for him ~ everything! His own sisters’ comfort ~ more ~ their very chances in life! ANN: I never heard you speak lke this. Has anything happened? HELEN: Yes. The worst has happened. I've awakened to a sense Of the injustice of ital. 'm going to rebel. tm going to fight for my Fights, your rights, equal rights for us all ANN: But how? You know Father can’t afford to give us pocket money and things. You know what a struggle it has always been, dear. to his | su Ph ‘must be dor individual in superfluous By Ine: HELEN: Oh, 'm not grumbling with Father, he's acting according tohis | suppose. I's the gospel of the generation that everything must be done for the boy ~ the son ~ he's the rare and precious individual in a country where there are more than a million it. How dare you! superfluous women! vicky) naver wore it was to wear something, and they can't save a penny. | couldn't By Inoz Bensusan ok Father? 's clothes ~ not you or me. I's lave to ~ to pawn her trinkets, It makes me sick. give it fhe had it to give. It at can be saved or squeezed jr goes to support the Apple, sider it's high time the Applo n Norah or me ~ he's a man, a Int has he to everything, while | r ourselves decently? | You know there are things a thout. 18 and so on? Oh yes. Because its" eyes, everything has to be : own sisters’ comfort ~ more — this, Has anything happened? sned. ve awakened to a sense | rebel. 'm going to fight for my us all can't afford to give us pocket a struggle it has always been, ren ere ened JOE and TIMOTHY are co-workers. Joe is in the basement eating lunch alone when he picks up his banana and pretends that he is talking to his girlfriend's mum. Timothy arrives and sees what Joe is doing. TIMOTHY: (Having watched JOE) What's wrong with you ~ delirium or a personality disorder? JOE: (Sheepish) Just talking to mesa... thinking out loud sort of thing, TIMOTHY: Well didn't think you'd be reciting one of ‘Shakespear's sonnets. JOE: You're back early. TIMOTHY: | haven't been out. | suppose the other two are. JOE: Sandwich ber, yeah. Where you been then? TIMOTHY: ve been using my fae time like a good boy should 10 the tune of twenty four quid. Not abad ite investment portal is it? (Holding aloft an envelope) JOE: lo that how much you've collected? TIMOTHY: ‘Faid 60. Acting on behalf of my cont Mr Gly, went out onto the floor seling shares of charm and persuasion at optimum price. Sufficient capital was raised trom pockets to box and transactions completed at one-ffteen. | thnk ma born broker. Or jobber, Whatever's necessary, A dealer, anyway. JOE: Lawronce'llbe impressed won't he? TIMOTHY: Tho thought had crossed my mind. Ho who collects most shines brightest JOE: TIMOTHY: Quite right. Thallbe my commission foul be in his good books. JOE: Seems like you've put a lot of effort into it. Debbie and Dave don't seem all that bothered TIMOTHY: No, that's why when I've got a partnership, they'l still be putting bits of paper in envelopes. Yeah, when I'm helping to promote the industrial expansion of this country, thoy'l! still be arguing about who's turn itis to get the coffees. a JOE: Yo, TiMoTH What dy JOE: Wa lo ofp work for Lots of p That's wh better tha TimoTen how you JOE! sai TIMOTH JOE: Wha TIMoTH about as around al don't say wanted to JOE: Dyo TIMOTHY! is make yo huisance, JOE: | don TIMoTH responsible course, Joh but not one JOE: The ri TIMOTHY: participate, don't threat don't be me you let him in every nos supervisors: either. Lawre ‘x, Jos isin the basement eating : banana and pretends that he is nothy arrives and sees what Joe ) What's wrong with you~ eselt... thinking out loud sort of 4 be reciting one of jppose the other two are. you been then? 2 time like a good boy should Not a bad litte investment nvelope) ected? half of my client Mr Gulley, | res of charm and persuasion | was raised {rom pockets to t one-ifteen, I think I'm a born essary. A dealer, anyway. on't he? fed my mind. He who collects ny commission, effort into it. Debbie and Dave Je gol a partnership, they'l still Jes. Yeah, when I'm helping to Hf this country, they'll tll be at the coffees, JOE: You've got your sights set then? TIMOTHY: Can | ask you something? What are you here for — or what dlyou think you are here for? JOE: Wel... steady job for a start, | ‘Suppose. Good place to be in, lt of prestige, lke — people are realy mprossed whoa tl ‘em work fora stockbrokers = and there's two gota inthe reception Lots of prospects for getting on. Opportunities, sorte thing That's what said inthe brochure I wrote ci for anyway. And i's beltér than being in one of tho YOP schemes TIMOTHY: And what did you say to Lawrence when he asked you how you were getting on? JOE! said it was all right, TIMOTHY: Exactly JOE: What d'you mean exactly? TIMOTHY: Allright wasn't a word he wanted to hear, You sound ‘about as enthused as someone who forgot to make a detour around a lump of faeces. Thrusting young executives of tomorrow don't say allright. Great, fine, or very well thank you, was what ho wanted to hear, Or rather, what he thought you should have said, JOE: Dyou reckon? TIMOTHY: | don't reckon, | know. What you have to do here is make yourself visible. Make yourself visible, but never be a ‘nuisance or a bore or a threat, Be acceptable. JOE: | don't get what you mean. TIMOTHY: Keen but not gushing, ambitious but benign with it, responsible but with a sense of humour. A decent, healthy one of course. Jokes about Irishmen, that sort of thing. One of the lads, but not one of the lads. D'you know what I'm trying to say? JOE: he right attitude, TIMOTHY: The right touch. Whon Lawrence makes a joke, Participate, but don't compete, laugh and enjoy his wit but don't threaten it with your own. When he asks you something, don't be monosyllabic, get a conversation going, But make sure {you let him say all the important things. Your job is just to chip in every now and again. D'you know that one of the section Supervisors in claims is only twenty-five. Not @ graduate entrant either. Lawrence recommended him. He's bright enough, but not exactly outstanding — but he was one of the only clerks to bring a briefcase into work with him — had nothing in it of course, except the Daily Express and his ham sandwiches, But he looked like he took the job seriously. By Tony Marchant . | ———- tis Engta discoveri office wor WATSON: ROSALINi WATSON: ROSALING WATSON: ROSALIND WATSON: when this g ROSALIND WATSON: ‘on water th beat me ‘ Crick and phosphates ROSALIND; Publication WATSON: 0 ROSALIND! discuss my watson: ROSALIND: WATSON: Si ROSALIND: WATSON: A\ ROSALIND:| WATSON: Hi (A pause) ine of the only clerks to bring a nothing in it of course, except dwichos. But he looked like he Itis England in the 1950s. Scientists are on the verge of discovering DNA, One scientist, ROSALIND Frankiin is in her office working when another scientist, James WATSON, bursts in. WATSON: Do you know what | have with me? ROSALIND: How would | know? WATSON: Pauling's manuscript ROSALIND: All ight WATSON: Allright? ROSALIND: Look, I ceally was about to ~ WATSON: Pauling is going to be publicly humiliated in two weeks ‘when this gets published and you don't even want to sae it? ROSALIND: Why would I want to see it? WATSON: To gloat, for one. You should see Bragg ~ he's walking fon water these days; (Impersonating Bragg) ‘Linus isn't going to beat me this timel’ See, Pauling made some of the same mistakes Crick and | made. He's proposing a triple-stranded helix with the phosphates on the inside, ROSALIND: That's what this rush to publish does. It means our Publications are littered with ridiculous mistakes. WATSON: Do you think DNA is a helix? ROSALIND: I'm happy to arrange a timo to sit down with you and discuss my findings but right now is not possible, unfortunately. WATSON: Maurice says you'e ant-helcal ROSALIND: Maurice has no business saying who or what lam, WATSON: So you think it ia helical? ROSALIND: | think it might be. WATSON: Are you sure you'e interpreting your data correctly? ROSALIND: What did you just say’? WATSON: How much theory do you have? (A pause) ROSALIND: Why are you here Jin? WATSON: (Holding up Pauling’s manuscript) To share. ROSALIND: Oh, relly? (A pause) WATSON: | don't know. | thought you'd be interested in the. manuscript. | thought. ROSALIND: Yos? WATSON: | thought wo could talk. ROSALIND: But you've never shown any interest in doing that before, Which leads me to believe that you're here to insult me. ‘That or you're not aware of the fact you're insulting me, which is, perhaps, worse, Do you think that if you demoralize me | wor't get itdone? WATSON: Got what done? ROSALIND: The work. Jim. WATSON: | think youll get it done. Or... think you might get it done. But to do that, you have to compensate for the things you're lacking. And maybe | could do that. ROSALIND: Do what? WATSON: Help you. ROSALIND: Really, if you wouldn't mind leaving ~ WATSON: What i mean is, if you had a theory you might understand how those ‘anti-helical features in the A form are really distortions, That what you're seeing is, in fact, a helix, Because | really think itis one, Rosalind. | have this feeling that's divorced from reason. That I can't explain. I's deeper than... mean, if 've known anything for sure in my life this is it ROSALIND: You must sleep so easily. With that kind of certainty WATSON: No. | don't sleep. A pause) ‘There's too much to think about. You know there is. It overwhelms you. | can see that. So share your research with me, | mean, you're not going to get it on your own, Ros, wars ROSA iscript) To share. |be interested in the ny interest in doing that you're here to insult ma, ‘te insulting me, which is, 1 demoralize me | won't get

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