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Far Away
Caryl Churchill
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Far Away
Caryl Churchill
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A brilliant and unsettling play from one of the UK's leading dramatists. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2000.
At the opening of the play, a young girl is questioning her aunt about having seen her uncle hitting people with an iron bar; by the end, several years later, the whole world is at war - including birds and animals. Far Away is a howl of anguish at the increasing ā and increasingly accepted ā levels of inhumanity in a world seemingly perpetually involved in conflict.
'You know you are in the hands of a master' The Sunday Times
'Churchill was expected to produce something explosive, but... she has exceeded the critics' highest expectations' The Observer
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1.
HARPERās house. Night.
JOAN | I canāt sleep. | |
HARPER | Itās the strange bed. | |
JOAN | No, I like different places. | |
HARPER | Are you cold? | |
JOAN | No. | |
HARPER | Do you want a drink? | |
JOAN | I think I am cold. | |
HARPER | Thatās easy enough then. Thereās extra blankets in the cupboard. | |
JOAN | Is it late? | |
HARPER | Two. | |
JOAN | Are you going to bed? | |
HARPER | Do you want a hot drink? | |
JOAN | No thank you. | |
HARPER | I should go to bed then. | |
JOAN | Yes. | |
HARPER | Itās always odd in a new place. When youāve been here a week youāll look back at tonight and it wonāt seem the same at all. | |
JOAN | Iāve been to a lot of places. Iāve stayed with friends at their houses. I donāt miss my parents if you think that. | |
HARPER | Do you miss your dog? | |
JOAN | I miss the cat I think. | |
HARPER | Does it sleep on your bed? | |
JOAN | No because I chase it off. But it gets in if the doorās not properly shut. You think youāve shut the door but it hasnāt caught and she pushes it open in the night. | |
HARPER | Come here a minute. Youāre shivering. Are you hot? | |
JOAN | No, Iām all right. | |
HARPER | Youāre over-tired. Go to bed. Iām going to bed myself. | |
JOAN | I went out. | |
HARPER | When? just now? | |
JOAN | Just now. | |
HARPER | No wonder youāre cold. Itās hot in the daytime here but itās cold at night. | |
JOAN | The stars are brighter here than at home. | |
HARPER | Itās because thereās no street lights. | |
JOAN | I couldnāt see much. | |
HARPER | I donāt expect you could. How did you get out? I didnāt hear the door. | |
JOAN | I went out the window. | |
HARPER | Iām not sure I like that. | |
JOAN | No itās quite safe, thereās a roof and a tree. | |
HARPER | When people go to bed they should stay in bed. Do you climb out of the window at home? | |
JOAN | I canāt at home because ā No I donāt. | |
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