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Over There
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A programme text edition published to coincide with the world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 25 February 2009
"I found you. You're here. And I was over there. But now I'm over here. I'm here. You're my brother. I love you" When Franz's mother escaped to the West with one of her identical twin boys, she left the other behind. Now, 25 years later, Karl crosses the border in search of his other half. As history takes an unexpected turn, the brothers must struggle to reconnect. Mark Ravenhill's visceral new play examines the hungers released when two countries, separated by a common language, meet again.
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Four
West Berlin, 1990.
a.
Karl He just gave up. He didnāt want to live any longer. He believed in that farmers and workers, a democracy of ā totally and utterly. Impossible to imagine. But there we go. That was actually his reason for living that was his totally ā
Franz I wish I could have seen him just one last ā
Karl I donāt think he would have ā
Franz But he could have been persuaded towards the end surely he could have ā
Karl I really donāt think he could have.
Franz Well. Goodbye Papa.
Karl Ashes to ashes dust to dust.
Franz Look at us. Weāre orphans.
Karl Thereās your boy.
Franz Yes. Life goes on.
b.
Karl Can I read him a story?
Franz Yes, why not? What story?
Karl Maybe The Town Band?
Franz Oh yes he loves that one. Do the donkey. Eeee-hore.
Karl Eeee-hore okay.
Franz Iāll cook the meat. Listen. I think you should change.
Karl Yes?
Franz I think you should change out of the suit before you read the story.
Karl Itās fine.
Franz No really ā I donāt want you to read him the story when youāre wearing my suit.
Karl It doesnāt bother him.
Franz Youāve done it before?
Karl Quite a few times. When you were out. He asks me to put on the suit.
Franz Iād rather you didnāt.
Karl But if he likes it ā
Franz Iām his father. Itās my decision. Itās my responsibility to decide whatās best for him.
Karl But he told me he wants me to.
Franz Itās too confusing. Heās just forming ā¦ shaping ā¦ heās still trying to figure out the world ā¦ and I just think if thereās two of us ā
Karl Youāre being ridiculous.
Franz Maybe I am. But still ā
Karl Itās silly.
Franz But I just feel ā on some level ā two of us ā because he associates the suit with me ā two of us will traumatise him. You see?
Karl He knows. He likes it. Itās a game.
Franz Yes but ā
Karl Ask him. Go on. Surely heās allowed ā surely you can ā¦ a democratic choice?
Franz (Is oncle hastory bid washes the bact tread, bit, as for it learning une of me complarts, which doos nit concert my rally retarding he ist huppy. Whim the gity dolume in sour the comfart it neads, being?)
Franz He says yes itās fine read him the story in the suit.
Karl Were you talking to him in English?
Franz Yes thatās right. In English.
Karl Why did you do that?
Franz Itās just something we do from time to time.
Karl What did you say to him?
Franz Nothing much. Go on. Heās waiting for you. Read him the story. In German. Iāll prepare the meat.
Karl (Eee-hore. Eee-hore. Woof woof woof woof wooof meee-ow meeee-ow meee-ow cock a doodle doo cock a doodle doo they chased the robber down the road and now the house is all theirs.)
Franz cuts himself chopping the meat.
Karl Heās becoming more and more like you.
Franz I donāt notice it.
Karl Oh yes. Look at that ā
Franz What?
Karl The way you do that ā rub your nose like that he does that.
Franz I hadnāt spotted that.
Karl Oh yes and that hair thing.
Franz What hair thing?
Karl You pull at your hair.
Franz Do I?
Karl Yes ā like this ā see? ā you do it like this.
Franz Really? Like this?
Karl Yes. And he does that too. And he says chicken just the same as you and just the same as me. Chicken. We all of us say chicken just the same.
Franz Do we? Chicken. Chicken. Chicken.
Karl You see exactly yes.
Franz I suppose thatās right.
Karl Heās turning out to be just like you.
Franz I donāt want that.
Karl But itās happening.
Franz I want him to be himself. I want him to be special unique one of a kind.
Karl Heās happy.
Franz He doesnāt want to be like me. Iām a bit of a fuck-up.
Karl No youāre not youāre great.
Franz I canāt sustain a relationship my job is boredom I am total fuck-up.
Karl He thinks youāre amazing.
Franz Heās better off being his own person.
Karl Youāve cut yourself. Youāre bleeding.
Franz Itās nothing. See there all gone.
Karl Maybe Iāll learn English. Then I can talk to him in English like you.
Franz Maybe you should. Heād enjoy that.
Karl Iāll learn English. Will you help me?
Franz If you like.
c.
Franz How much time have you have lived in California?
Karl Now I have ā¦ er ā¦ lived California since three years.
Franz What things do you appreciate the best living in California?
Karl Task that is the ā¦ er ā¦ sun but moreover the ā¦ buffet salad it ā¦ eats as well as as appreciate.
Franz Good. Really good, Karli. More.
Karl This is my favourite thing approximately living in California.
Franz You enjoy the sun?
Karl Yes I enjoy the sun. But I must be, er, must be er, must be much careful one. My skin is much right one so as to ā¦ Er ā¦ burns very easy in sunlight in California. I want to stop now. Iām bored. Iām too old for school.
Franz What will you drinking? Come on. What will you be drinking?
Karl It is too soon for the ā¦ ? No. I donāt want to do this.
Franz But English is the language of ā
Karl Fuck English. I hate it. It sounds shit. Fuck their language.
Franz Our language ā
Karl I donāt want it.
Franz But youāre doing well. We can move on to the new tape next month. I thought you wanted to speak to the boy in English. It really is ā not just for him ā for you ā youāre going to need English we all need English.
Karl He understands me well enough.
d.
Karl (Them grundfithers tedided tot redain min the leask if you grundmithers, who it ginleg tot he wesernt. Thit, how ye arrited to he sin morder hodated theres toll ind to men brings mout. Blut tham is tompletest snow inish. We fo aret sood mogether dow.)
Franz Was that Russian?
Karl Yes thatās right Russian.
Franz Why were you talking to him in Russian?
Karl He likes it.
Franz But he doesnāt understand Russian.
...Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Characters and authorās Notes
- Prologue
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Epilogue
- Author Biography
- Imprint