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Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. (NHB Modern Plays)
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A girl made of glass. Gods and murders. A serial killer's friends. And a secret in a bottle. Four stories by Caryl Churchill.
Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London, in September 2019, in a production directed by James Macdonald.
'Caryl Churchill has remade the landscape of contemporary drama ā and earned herself a place among the greats' - Guardian
'I can see her just. Most people can't see her at all.'
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GLASS
Characters
A GIRL MADE OF GLASS
HER BROTHER
HIS FRIEND
HER MOTHER
A CLOCK
A RED PLASTIC DOG
A VASE
SCHOOLGIRLS
HER FRIEND
There should be no attempt to make the glass girl look as if she is made of glass. No effects making her seem invisible, etc. She looks like people look.
1.
BROTHER | Look at the window, what do you see? | |
HIS FRIEND | Houses. | |
BROTHER | You donāt see the window pane? | |
FRIEND | Are you worried itās dirty? | |
BROTHER | You donāt see my sister? | |
FRIEND | Where? Outside? | |
BROTHER | Inside. By the window. | |
FRIEND | No. What? Is there something? | |
BROTHER | I can see her just. Most people canāt see her at all. | |
FRIEND | Now youāve said. | |
BROTHER | It depends on the light. | |
FRIEND | Thereās a thickness. | |
BROTHER | And slightly green sometimes. | |
FRIEND | Can she hear us? | |
BROTHER | Sheās not deaf sheās just made of glass. | |
FRIEND | Hello. | |
GLASS GIRL | Of course I can fucking hear you. | |
FRIEND | Hello. | |
BROTHER | Donāt be so fucking rude. | |
FRIEND | Hello. | |
GIRL | Why do you do this? He does this. | |
BROTHER | It is a little bit funny. | |
FRIEND | Hello. | |
GIRL | Hello. |
2.
MOTHER | You realise you mustnāt touch her. | |
FRIEND | Iād be careful. | |
MOTHER | She doesnāt want to be touched. Sheās afraid of being broken. | |
GLASS GIRL | I am a little. | |
MOTHER | You scream. | |
GIRL | It depends on the touching. | |
MOTHER | The trouble we go to. The deep mats on the floor from when she was tiny. Thereās cracks, your eye isnāt accustomed but we can see the joins. Bubble wrap when she goes out. | |
FRIEND | I can see more than I did. She broke her arm. | |
GIRL | Letās go for a walk by the river. I wonāt need wrapping. | |
MOTHER... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Original Production
- Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights