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Scene 3 of A Tunnel is Only a Hole on its Side
A full copy of Scene 3 is available here: http://bit.ly/15fzHbX
Scene Summary:
Date: February; Day: Saturday; Time: 8.00am; Location: Pryor’s house – bedroom & Conservatory.
Steve (SP) & Julia asleep on Saturday morning, insistent phone ringing, eventually Julia has to answer; Marg describes what happened & invites them over to stay. Major (Graham) turns up in stockings & Marg in overcoat and wellies. Steve thinks they've been up to kinky sex. Over breakfast Graham (GW) finds out about proposal to build by-pass through Golf course. Goes off at the deep end & instantly wants to organise a NO campaign; he starts barking orders.
Scene Role and Objectives:
Jeopardy – Woods coming to live with them; introduce By-Pass proposal & golf-club under threat; sow seed of forthcoming Car-boot sale; introduce characters of Mary, committee secretary & Jimmy Flanagan, reporter; remind readers of incidence from Book 1. Continue Stocking wearing joke; show nature of Pryor’s friendship towards Woods; to show SP is not submissive to GW. To introduce the “NO” campaign.
Discussion:
The Major, though ex-army hasn't really grasped that he's back in civvy street. Under pressure he reverts to type. Should he be more eccentric or less? Is Steve to accommodating? How would you show the friction between them? Love to hear your ideas...
Scene Summary:
Date: February; Day: Saturday; Time: 8.00am; Location: Pryor’s house – bedroom & Conservatory.
Steve (SP) & Julia asleep on Saturday morning, insistent phone ringing, eventually Julia has to answer; Marg describes what happened & invites them over to stay. Major (Graham) turns up in stockings & Marg in overcoat and wellies. Steve thinks they've been up to kinky sex. Over breakfast Graham (GW) finds out about proposal to build by-pass through Golf course. Goes off at the deep end & instantly wants to organise a NO campaign; he starts barking orders.
Scene Role and Objectives:
Jeopardy – Woods coming to live with them; introduce By-Pass proposal & golf-club under threat; sow seed of forthcoming Car-boot sale; introduce characters of Mary, committee secretary & Jimmy Flanagan, reporter; remind readers of incidence from Book 1. Continue Stocking wearing joke; show nature of Pryor’s friendship towards Woods; to show SP is not submissive to GW. To introduce the “NO” campaign.
Discussion:
The Major, though ex-army hasn't really grasped that he's back in civvy street. Under pressure he reverts to type. Should he be more eccentric or less? Is Steve to accommodating? How would you show the friction between them? Love to hear your ideas...
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