-A sold-out at New York Theatre Workshop where it premiered in November 2011 and was extended until January 2012 before being transferred to Broadway for an open-ended run (performances begin February 28, 2011).
-The 2006 film won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Falling Slowly").
-The Swell Season – the musical duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (the actors in the film) – are currently touring the U.S.
- The Swell Season, a documentary film of the musical duo, was an official selection of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and will be available on DVD on March 13, 2012.
-Enda Walsh premiered his play misterman, starring Cillian Murphy, to high critical acclaim in New York in fall 2011.
-This is the fourth book by Enda Walsh published by TCG
-Enda Walsh's Penelope will be produced at Third Rail Repertory in Portland, OR in June 2012.

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Publisher

Theatre Communications Group

Year

2013

ISBN

9781559367684

Topic

Littérature

Subtopic

Théâtre américain

The first half.

As the audience takes its seat and waits in the auditorium, there’s a session on stage with musicians and singers belting out songs to one another. It’s raw, chaotic and hugely positive.

Suddenly it’s dark and silent.

A light fades up on the Guy singing “Leave.”

LEAVE

GUY:

I can’t wait forever is all that you said

Before you stood up

And you won’t disappoint me

I can do that myself

But I’m glad that you’ve come

Now if you don’t mind

Leave, leave,

And free yourself at the same time

Leave, leave,

I don’t understand, you’ve already gone

I hope you feel better

Now that it’s out

What took you so long

And the truth has a habit

Of falling outta your mouth

Well now that it’s come

If you don’t mind

Leave, leave,

And please yourself at the same time

Leave, leave,

Let go of my hand

You said what you came to now

Leave, leave,

Let go of my hand

You said what you have to now

Leave, leave,

Let go of my hand

You said what you have to now

Leave, leave ...

(He’s finished.

He quietly takes the strap off the guitar and slowly lowers the guitar to the ground.

He turns to leave the stage.

Then from the shadows:)

GIRL: That song you play—is it yours?

(He stops and looks into the darkness but can’t see her just yet.)

I know you can talk I just heard you sing—unless you cannot talk and only sing. If you want you can sing me your answer to my question . . .

GUY (He’s leaving): No thanks.

GIRL: I made you talk just now.

GUY: I could talk already . . .

GIRL: So you write this song?

GUY: Yeah.

GIRL: It’s very good.

GUY: Thanks.

GIRL: You’re welcome. Hello.

GUY: Hey.

(A slight pause.)

GIRL: Is it always me who has to start the conversation?

GUY: Well you seem more up for it than I do.

GIRL: It’s not even my language this English.

GUY: You speak it well.

GIRL: I have an accent.

GUY: We all have accents.

GIRL: We are people of the world.

GUY: Right.

GIRL: Do you enjoy being Irish?

GUY: Seriously?

GIRL: I’m always serious—I’m Czech. Are you enjoying your life right now?

GUY: Sorry, what?! . . .

GIRL: Why do you leave your guitar on the ground?

GUY: I don’t want it anymore.

GIRL: Is it too heavy?

GUY: No.

GIRL: You should pick it up—guitars cost money.

GUY: Look I better go . . .

GIRL: Where?

GUY: To work.

GIRL: What is your work please?

GUY: I fix Hoovers.

GIRL: What is Hoovers?!

GUY: You know . . . vacuum cleaners.

GIRL: You fix vacuum cleaners?! My God, really?!! This is incredible! I have here a vacuum cleaner that needs fixing.

(Somehow a vacuum cleaner has appeared right beside her.)

It was my destiny to meet you today—to listen to your beautiful song—to hear of your fabulous fixing.

GUY: Your destiny?

GIRL: It must be, right?!

GUY: So what’s wrong with it?

GIRL: It doesn’t suck....

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Once
About the author