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On the Other Hand, We're Happy
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A single dad meets his adopted daughter for the first time. Then he agrees to meet her birth-mother. When their two worlds collide, will what they have in common outweigh their differences? A one-off meeting. But three lives will be changed forever. On the Other Hand, We're Happy is a tender, funny, hopeful play about being a mum when your name is Dad. This edition published to coincide with the run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in July 2019.
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Lights up.
A street.
Josh and Abbie look at their new home.
Abbie It looks nice.
Josh Yes.
Abbie A nice place to live.
Josh It does, doesnāt it?
Beat.
Shall we?
He holds out his right hand.
Abbie Yeah. Letās do this.
She puts her hand in his.
,
A club.
Deafening techno music.
Josh and Abbie are raving. They have to shout over the music.
Josh God. For a minute there, I thought you said ābabyā!
Abbie I did!
Josh What?
Abbie I did say ābabyā. Why? What did you think I said?
Josh Well, I thought she canāt possibly have said ābabyā so my mind went to āboobieā instead.
Abbie Why the hell do you think Iād say āI think Iād like to have a boobieā? Did you think I was after a threesome or something?
Josh No!
Abbie I already offered you one for your twenty-first and you turned me down. Youāve missed the boat, mister.
Josh I donāt want a threesome!
Abbie And anyway, if I was ā offering you a threesome ā first of all Iād insist we had one with a guy. That guy (points to an audience member) to be precise. Second of all, if I was contemplating girl-on-girl action, I certainly wouldnāt suggest it by saying āI think Iād like to have a boobieā and thirdly, Iād never ask for such a thing in the first place because, well, as I said.
Josh Shit.
You want
,
(Bemused, quietly.) A baby?
A taxi.
Abbie Yes. Why are you so surprised?
Josh Youāve never mentioned it before.
Abbie Iām mentioning it now.
Beat.
Forget it. I shouldnāt have said anything.
Josh Itās just . . . Weāve only just bought the house.
Abbie Exactly.
Josh I thought you wanted to go back to art college.
Abbie It can wait. I just think . . .
Josh Iām just not sure if itās practical at the moment.
Abbie Why does everything have to be practical, Josh. For Godās sake. Why do you always have to analyse everything?
Josh I donāt analyse everything.
Abbie Josh. You spent the afternoon weighing the MDMA out in relation to our height and body mass for optimum effect.
Josh Pharmacistās prerogative . . .
Abbie Itās anal. Youāre so pedantic about everything.
Josh Well, you had a lovely time, didnāt you!
Taxi horn beeps. They jolt.
Abbie For Godās sakes! (Screams, out the window.) Get a room!
Josh Abbie! Stop it!
Abbie What?
Josh You canāt just scream at strangers.
Abbie They were practically shagging in the middle of the road.
Josh Youāre not even driving.
Abbie I am. In my soul.
Josh Just rein it in, would you? Itāll get you into trouble
,
Abbie One day?
A hotel bed.
Josh Yes.
Abbie But not now. Is that what youāre saying?
Josh I didnāt say that. I . . .
Abbie Fine. Fine. I just thought . . . well we donāt get to go away for a weekend like this often, do we? And weāve been together for such a long time and, well, we know donāt we, that weāll be . . . that we are . . . that weāre in this for . . . for . . .
Josh Ever?
Abbie Oh God, are you going to finish with me?
Josh What?
Abbie You are arenāt you?
Josh No! What? Weāve just bought a house together!
Abbie No. You bought it. Iām moving in.
Josh Iām not going to leave you, Abbie! Iāve loved you since we were six years old and Iām not about to stop loving you now.
Abbie Iām just saying, that if you did want to leave me . . .
Josh I donāt want to leave you!
Abbie It would be much easier for you because I wouldnāt be able to buy you out of the house.
Josh And thatās why you want a baby, so you have some collateral?
Beat.
Abbie No! Oh God. Is that what you think? Shit. Is that why I want a baby...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- On the Other Hand, Weāre Happy
- Theatr Clwyd
- Acknowledgements
- Characters
- On the Other Hand, We're Happy
- eCopyright