| (Hlin) A Silent Start | |
| (Fabian) I'm sure the actors would be very grateful to/ | |
| (0, 1) 127 | /I don't think that's necessary do you? |
| (Fabian) Well, I just thought/ | |
| (Fabian) Well, I just thought/ | |
| (0, 1) 129 | /Not a good idea, Fabian. |
| (Fabian) Of course, on second thoughts, best not. | |
| (Fabian) Of course, on second thoughts, best not. | |
| (0, 1) 131 | No. |
| (Fabian) Yes, quite. | |
| (Fabian) Yes, quite. | |
| (0, 1) 133 | No. |
| (Fabian) Ok. | |
| (Fabian) Ok. | |
| (0, 1) 135 | Not a good idea, no. |
| (Fabian) Fair enough. | |
| (Fabian) Fair enough. | |
| (0, 1) 137 | No. |
| (Fabian) Over to the actors. | |
| (Fabian) Over to the actors. | |
| (0, 1) 139 | No. |
| (Fabian) Alright. | |
| (Fabian) {Takes note of his watch.} | |
| (0, 1) 142 | No. |
| (Hlin) The Read-Through | |
| (0, 2) 154 | We Three Kings of Orient are, |
| (0, 2) 155 | bearing gifts we traverse afar. |
| (0, 2) 156 | Field and fountain, |
| (0, 2) 157 | Moor and mountain, |
| (0, 2) 158 | Following yonder star. |
| (Fabian) THE Nick Steed, Ladies and/ | |
| (0, 2) 161 | /O star of wonder, star of night. |
| (0, 2) 162 | Star with royal beauty bright, |
| (0, 2) 163 | Westward leading, |
| (0, 2) 164 | Still proceeding, |
| (0, 2) 165 | Guide us to thy perfect light. |
| (Fabian) Of course, why not? | |
| (Toby) Might have to take a snap, do you mind? | |
| (0, 2) 194 | Is she... {Indicates hand.} too? |
| (Toby) No. | |
| (All) Oh! | |
| (0, 2) 212 | It's fine darling, really. |
| (Gael) Here mate, have mine, it makes no difference to me. | |
| (Gael) Here mate, have mine, it makes no difference to me. | |
| (0, 2) 214 | Oh god, no. |
| (0, 2) 215 | But thank you. |
| (Gael) Really, I don't mind. | |
| (0, 2) 218 | Ok, lovely. |
| (0, 2) 219 | I can take them home to the missus. |
| (0, 2) 220 | Shouldn't really, Ming suffers terribly, what with her fluid retention. |
| (Gael) {Noticing Elin-Rose's strange behaviour.} | |
| (Gael) She should be alright with cake though, no? | |
| (0, 2) 226 | She can't put anything in her mouth these days that doesn't give her excruciating bowel problems. |
| (0, 2) 227 | That's what she says. |
| (0, 2) 228 | And I mean anything. |
| (Toby) She won't actually eat the cake then? | |
| (Toby) She won't actually eat the cake then? | |
| (0, 2) 230 | Observant. |
| (0, 2) 231 | Good boy. |
| (0, 2) 232 | She absorbs everything. |
| (0, 2) 233 | She's like a sponge finger. |
| (Toby) What is she going to do, stare at it? | |
| (Toby) Dry it out? | |
| (0, 2) 236 | Funny. |
| (0, 2) 237 | Nothing as extravagant as that. |
| (0, 2) 238 | No, she'll most probably glaze it over, heat it in a kiln, varnish it and give it to one of her china dolls. |
| (0, 2) 239 | Loves those things. |
| (0, 2) 240 | Hundreds of them all over the house. |
| (0, 2) 241 | About fifty of the bastards are sat on top of our wardrobe, watching us while we sleep. |
| (Gael) I wouldn't like that. | |
| (Gael) I wouldn't like that. | |
| (0, 2) 243 | No. |
| (0, 2) 244 | I don't. |
| (0, 2) 245 | She loves them though. |
| (0, 2) 246 | Her pride and joy. |
| (0, 2) 247 | Don't get her a black one, mind. |
| (All) Oh! | |
| (Fabian) Very unusual I must say. | |
| (0, 2) 271 | Let's have a whiff. |
| (Fabian) Well thank you, Elin, thank you. | |
| (0, 2) 285 | I did a show in the West End with... no, I won't name names... but the leading actor bought us all Mont Blanc fountain pens, complete with our names inscribed. |
| (0, 2) 286 | God Bless her soul. |
| (0, 2) 287 | Everyone got one. |
| (0, 2) 288 | A pen. |
| (0, 2) 289 | Think big Broadway singing sensation?... |
| (0, 2) 290 | Silver Screen multi award winning actress... of her generation... massive Hollywood gem... |
| (0, 2) 291 | No? |
| (0, 2) 292 | Child star? |
| (0, 2) 295 | Best not to say anyway. |
| (0, 2) 296 | So, yeah, she got everyone a pen... inscribed: actors, musicians, crew, stage management, the lot! |
| (0, 2) 297 | A fountain pen! |
| (0, 2) 298 | You'd have all got one, if you'd been there. |
| (0, 2) 299 | Inscribed! |
| (0, 2) 300 | I mean, I'd only got her squishy stress titties. |
| (0, 2) 301 | Could I have it back, please? |
| (0, 2) 302 | Anyway now, Fabian has been waiting patiently and indeed so have the audience so... |
| (Fabian) ... "Alice was beginning". | |
| (Elin-Rose) On the good ship Lollipop. | |
| (0, 2) 315 | Yes, that's right. |
| (0, 2) 316 | I've got pictures on my phone for those who don't believe me/ |
| (Fabian) /Best not to right now, Nick. | |
| (Fabian) Maybe later. | |
| (0, 2) 319 | Well that never happens – people will forget to ask. |
| (0, 2) 321 | Now, where was I? |
| (0, 2) 322 | Can't believe you don't know her. |
| (0, 2) 323 | Anyway, lost my train of thought now. |
| (Fabian) Alice was beginning. | |
| (Fabian) Alice was beginning. | |
| (0, 2) 325 | I feel as the narrator I should isolate myself a bit. |
| (Fabian) This is just a read-through right now. | |
| (Toby/Rabbit) Oh, the Duchess, the Duch–"/ | |
| (0, 2) 343 | /Sorry. |
| (0, 2) 344 | Sorry to interrupt, I know you're timing this, Fabian darling. |
| (0, 2) 345 | But can I make a small offering here? |
| (0, 2) 346 | Or is it too soon? |
| (0, 2) 347 | I've had a little light bulb moment and I felt I had to put it out there. |
| (0, 2) 349 | You know? |
| (Fabian) Yes, yes, please do Nick. | |
| (Fabian) We're all rabbit ears! | |
| (0, 2) 356 | Well, it's just... that's all you get. |
| (0, 2) 357 | You know? |
| (0, 2) 358 | It's skeletal. |
| (0, 2) 359 | Sparse. |
| (0, 2) 360 | Barren. |
| (0, 2) 361 | It needs more detail. |
| (0, 2) 362 | Yeah? |
| (0, 2) 363 | More MEAT. |
| (Fabian) Right. | |
| (Fabian) That is part of the original Lewis Carroll version but, how do you mean? | |
| (0, 2) 368 | Well, it's the relationship, you know? |
| (0, 2) 369 | Between Alice and her sister. |
| (0, 2) 370 | It's not there. |
| (0, 2) 371 | Not there at all. |
| (0, 2) 372 | All we get is: they were on this bank doing fuck all, blah, blah, blah, Alice was bored, something about daisies and we're off, straight into Wonderland. |
| (0, 2) 373 | We don't meet her sister again until the very end and I think, correct me if I'm wrong, that the audience needs to invest in that relationship for the story to work. |
| (Fabian) Absolutely. | |
| (Fabian) So that's a potential little re-write there for Gwil? | |
| (0, 2) 378 | No, no, no, no, no! |
| (0, 2) 379 | It's just a tiny detail that's missing, that's all. |
| (0, 2) 380 | Just a little line or two to establish their sisterly bond. |
| (0, 2) 381 | I mean, we're actors/ |
| (Gael) /Yes, we are! | |
| (Gael) /Yes, we are! | |
| (0, 2) 383 | That's our tool kit isn't it? |
| (0, 2) 384 | We can improvise something. |
| (0, 2) 385 | We're all comfortable with improvisation, aren't we? |
| (Fabian) But we must be careful that the writing isn't... and for now. | |
| (Gael) /Love it. | |
| (0, 2) 391 | Here we go, look, Toby, let's be brothers. |
| (0, 2) 392 | We're on this, um... bank. |
| (0, 2) 393 | It's late afternoon, we're just mucking around. |
| (0, 2) 394 | Go with me. |
| (0, 2) 396 | I'll start: |
| (0, 2) 397 | Bro! |
| (0, 2) 398 | Do you like... it... on the bank? |
| (Toby) It's almost too perfect. | |
| (Toby) It's almost too perfect. | |
| (0, 2) 400 | Ah! |
| (0, 2) 401 | See you're blocking me there, he's blocking me there. |
| (0, 2) 402 | Ok, you're young, still learning the ropes. |
| (0, 2) 403 | Never mind. |
| (0, 2) 404 | Gail/ |
| (Gael) Gael. | |
| (Gael) Gael. | |
| (0, 2) 406 | Yeah, I know... go with me now, same scenario: brothers, bank, except just for a bit of variation... let's say it's early evening. |
| (0, 2) 408 | No, I'll start: |
| (0, 2) 409 | It's early evening now bro, I'm getting really tired. |
| (Gael) Yeah, me too. | |
| (Gael) Do you want to lie down? | |
| (0, 2) 413 | Yeah. |
| (0, 2) 415 | And then we can get some biscuits. |
| (Gael) Yeah. | |
| (Gael) And some ham. | |
| (0, 2) 419 | Yeah. |
| (0, 2) 421 | See! |
| (0, 2) 422 | That's all it needs. |
| (0, 2) 423 | And we get it. |
| (0, 2) 424 | We get THEM. |
| (Elin-Rose) Yeah. | |
| (Fabian) Good. | |
| (0, 2) 441 | No, I mean let's change it. |
| (Fabian) {Panicking.} | |
| (Toby/Rabbit) Won't she be savage if I've kept her waiting!" | |
| (0, 2) 451 | Sorry, is he going to do it like that? |
| (Toby) What? | |
| (Toby) What? | |
| (0, 2) 453 | I'm just trying to help. |
| (0, 2) 454 | Please don't take offence. |
| (0, 2) 455 | I always speak my mind. |
| (Toby) Speak your mind. | |
| (Toby) Speak your mind. | |
| (0, 2) 457 | Thank you, that's mature. |
| (0, 2) 458 | I mean, you're late! |
| (0, 2) 459 | There's no urgency. |
| (Fabian) Ok, this is just the first reading Nick, so let's use this to just get a feel. | |
| (Fabian) Let's just tell the story for now and have a play after/ | |
| (0, 2) 463 | /I appreciate that, Fabes, but if something's completely off the mark. |
| (Elin-Rose) I thought it was really good. | |
| (0, 2) 466 | We know, petal! |
| (0, 2) 467 | Gail? |
| (Gael) Gael. | |
| (Gael) Gael. | |
| (0, 2) 469 | Yep, I know. |
| (0, 2) 470 | How would you have said the line? |
| (Gael) No, I couldn't. | |
| (Toby) /Exactly, so shall we continue? | |
| (0, 2) 476 | I was just saying, didn't mean anything by it. |
| (0, 2) 477 | Just thinking of the listeners. |
| (0, 2) 478 | It's always better to nip these things in the bud straight off. |
| (0, 2) 479 | That's my motto. |
| (0, 2) 480 | Can't be precious. |
| (0, 2) 481 | I speak my mind but alas, I also know when I'm not wanted. |
| (Fabian) Oh Nick, your opinion is wanted and very highly respected, it would just be great to get this timed for our technician and discuss character motivations and plot line later. | |
| (Toby) /So, shall we continue? | |
| (0, 2) 486 | Of course. |
| (0, 2) 488 | No need to be defensive. |
| (Toby) I'm not being defensive, I just want to get going and so does Fabian, the audience and the rest of the cast. | |
| (Toby) I'm not being defensive, I just want to get going and so does Fabian, the audience and the rest of the cast. | |
| (0, 2) 490 | You're alright aren't you, Gael? |
| (Gael) Fine. | |
| (Gael) Fine. | |
| (0, 2) 492 | See. |
| (0, 2) 493 | Now, I remember working on Jesus Christ Superstar in 1997/ |
| (Elin-Rose) /The year Diana died. | |
| (0, 2) 497 | Ssshhh, we know, petal. |
| (0, 2) 498 | It was Sunday morning I was visiting my sister. |
| (0, 2) 499 | Anyway, where was I? |
| (0, 2) 500 | I worked on JCS 97, 98, 99 and took under my wing the understudy to Leper 3, Phillipa Logg, lovely girl but really couldn't take criticism. |
| (0, 2) 501 | Problem was she needed to take care of herself a little more. |
| (0, 2) 502 | Director was too afraid to say so {Fabian}, as usual I selflessly stepped up to the mark. |
| (0, 2) 503 | You can't be precious {Toby} in this industry and you certainly can't be fat! {Elin-Rose} |
| (0, 2) 504 | As a leper? |
| (0, 2) 505 | I helped her out. |
| (0, 2) 506 | I gave her some sound advice from my years of experience in this, yes sometimes brutal industry. |
| (0, 2) 507 | Lovely girl. |
| (0, 2) 508 | Especially when you're new to the game like yourself. |
| (0, 2) 509 | You have to be 1. Open, 2. A grafter and 3... lovely girl. |
| (0, 2) 510 | Fun! |
| (0, 2) 511 | Fat girls always are. |
| (0, 2) 513 | ... Killed herself. |
| (Gael) Jesus! | |
| (Gael) Jesus! | |
| (0, 2) 516 | Yes. |
| (0, 2) 517 | I was. |
| (Toby) Shall we continue? | |
| (Fabian) We are on a tight schedule. | |
| (0, 2) 521 | And we are timing guys. |
| (Nick/Narrator) "She ran across the field after it and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit hole under the hedge. | |
| (Elin-Rose/Alice) How queer!" | |
| (0, 2) 543 | Ha! |
| (0, 2) 544 | That's got to go surely. |
| (Elin-Rose/Alice) "And yesterday things went on just as usual. | |
| (Elin-Rose/Alice) But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I?" | |
| (0, 2) 550 | Who in the world am |I|. |
| (0, 2) 551 | |I|. |
| (0, 2) 552 | The stress is on the |I|. |
| (0, 2) 553 | It's a question. |
| (Elin-Rose) Didn't I do it like that? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Didn't I do it like that? | |
| (0, 2) 556 | No, you didn't. |
| (0, 2) 557 | It's a very important statement and the main theme of the play. |
| (0, 2) 558 | Who am I? |
| (0, 2) 559 | Who are you? |
| (0, 2) 560 | Why are we here? |
| (0, 2) 561 | etc etc. |
| (Fabian) {To the audience.} | |
| (Fabian) Yes, that's an interesting point Nick raises and/ | |
| (0, 2) 564 | /Try it now, 'Who in the world am |I|?' |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (0, 2) 566 | No, who in the world am |I|? |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (0, 2) 568 | No, who in the world am |I|? |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (0, 2) 570 | No, who in the world am |I|? |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Who in the world am |I|? | |
| (0, 2) 572 | Am |I|? |
| (Elin-Rose) Am |I|? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Am |I|? | |
| (0, 2) 574 | Am |I|? |
| (Elin-Rose) Am |I|? | |
| (Elin-Rose) Am |I|? | |
| (0, 2) 576 | I. |
| (Elin-Rose) I. | |
| (Elin-Rose) I. | |
| (0, 2) 578 | No! |
| (Gael) {To himself.} | |
| (Gael) Who in the |world| am I? | |
| (0, 2) 581 | YES! |
| (0, 2) 582 | Thank you. |
| (0, 2) 583 | See it's simple. |
| (Fabian) {Correcting the stress.} | |
| (Fabian) Who in the world |am| I? | |
| (0, 2) 586 | Exactly. |
| (0, 2) 587 | They look at TOBY. |
| (Toby) Who... | |
| (Elin-Rose/Alice) "Ah, that's the great puzzle." | |
| (0, 2) 593 | I think we should cut that. |
| (0, 2) 594 | That needs cutting. |
| (0, 2) 595 | Or a song to take us into the next scene. |
| (0, 2) 596 | The narrator could introduce the... {looks ahead in script.} mouse character with a ditty. |
| (0, 2) 597 | Desc |
| (0, 2) 598 | NICK sings 'The Mending Song' from |Bagpuss|. |
| (Toby) {Shouts.} | |
| (Fabian) And that was quite something. | |
| (0, 2) 603 | But you're not. |
| (Fabian) What? | |
| (Fabian) What? | |
| (0, 2) 605 | Exposing my talents. |
| (Fabian) Exploiting. | |
| (Fabian) Exploiting. | |
| (0, 2) 607 | I didn't say that. |
| (Toby) I'm not sure the song works anyway. | |
| (Toby) I'm not sure the song works anyway. | |
| (0, 2) 609 | Excuse me? |
| (Toby) {Beat.} | |
| (Fabian) I didn't actually say that. | |
| (0, 2) 613 | /There should be songs. |
| (Toby) Doesn't fit. | |
| (Toby) Doesn't fit. | |
| (0, 2) 615 | There must be songs. |
| (Toby) It's not in keeping. | |
| (Toby) It's not in keeping. | |
| (0, 2) 617 | THERE WILL BE SONGS. |
| (Toby) NO SONGS! | |
| (0, 2) 620 | Who am I? |
| (0, 2) 621 | I'm Jean Valjean |