The Open University


It was all about being lonely

Is this a play for five characters

No six

I can only count five

Have you counted yourself

No

Then you are a cunt

My name is Stephen

Then you are a cunt Stephen

My talk is why fat women

Walk along beaches

With very little on

All people should be free to choose

Who said that

I did

What is your name

Louise

I used to know a Louise

She was very tall and blonde

How tall are you Louise

Five two

Five three

Would you walk along a beach

With very little on

No as I consider myself overweight

Then why do you not wear a belt

Because the buckle rubs

Do you realise that every time you get up

You reveal acres of your butt crack

Do I

Yes

The Spanish girl who is sitting next to you

Is called Ines

She is far taller than you and considerably more beautiful

It is a pleasure to gaze upon her

When this lecture ends would you please give me your time

I am not wearing a watch

We have a comic genius in our midst

You may be fat small and exceedingly plain

But you are comic genius

Please see me at close of play

And I will give you twenty pounds to buy a belt

Be nice to the world Louise and it will be nice to you

Ines why do you think Louise is here at the summer school

I can think of better places to be than Manchester in the heat

Mark

Yes

Ines does not speak English

She finds English an exceedingly difficult language

You are Tony yes

Is is short for Antonio

Really

That was my fathers name

He was named after his father

Who was anally raped by a communist in 1938

Where did this communist come from

From his mothers cunt as we all do

Comic genius

You are a comic genius Louise

Manchester

I cannot sat that I like homosexuals

But I do not hate them

There is no way I would harm one

What about three homosexuals

Comic genius

It is just that I cannot see the attraction of anal sex

Neither do I

I thought you did not speak English

I speak a little English

That is nice to know

My church does not approve of anal sex

Are you a Catholic Ines

I do not understand you Mark

My name is Colin

Who asked you

I am the fifth character

Are you a homosexual Colin

Never in a million years

I would string them all up

But do not choose to do so

Why is that

Because I live in the desert

There are no trees in the desert

So even though I would string them all up

I would not be able to do so

Then why are you attending this summer school

Because I am looking for a fuck

So am I

I thought that was the case Louise

I am a virgin you know

Knock me down with a feather and call me Margaret

I feel that my body clock is in overdrive

I would not fuck you even if I was paid to do so

That is not nice Colin

I find Louise repulsive

If I had a choice I would fuck Ines

As she has an air of mystery about her

I fear that Antonio has beaten you to that prize

But Antonio is her brother

And

Brothers should not fuck sisters

Would you fuck your sister Mark

I am an only child

If you had a sister Mark

That depends

You are confusing me

I do not have a physical sister

But I have a dream sister

And she is very ugly

I would rather fuck Louise

If you had a choice between Louise and Ines

Who would you fuck

Obviously Ines but that is impossible

Why

Because her English is very limited




End of Act One