<< *148 . PETER NICHOLS : A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG . L
ONDON , FABER , 1967 . 87 P. FIRST PERF. : 090567 . CHAR. :
01 BRI , 02 SHEILA , 03 JOE , 04 PAM , 05 FREDDIE , 06 GRACE
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< BRI AND SHEILA . $
BRI COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING . $
SHOUTS AT AUDIENCE . > $
01 THAT 'S ENOUGH ! $
< ( PAUSE . $
ALMOST AT ONCE , LOUDER . ) > $
I SAID ENOUGH ! $
< ( PAUSE . $
STARES AT AUDIENCE . $
HE IS THIRTY-THREE BUT LOOKS YOUNGER . $
HARDLY EVER AT REST , ACTS BEING MALADROIT BUT THE ACT IS SK
ILFUL . $
CLOWNING MAY GIVE WAY TO INEFFECTUAL HECTORING AND THEN SELF
PITEOUS GLOOM . ) > $
ANOTHER WORD AND YOU 'LL ALL BE HERE TILL FIVE O'CLOCK . $
NOTHING TO ME , IS IT ? $
I 'VE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD . $
< ( MOVE ACROSS WITHOUT TAKING HIS EYES OFF THEM . ) > $
I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO THE END OF THE CORRIDOR BEFORE THERE WA
S SUCH A DIN ALL THE OTHER TEACHERS STARTED OPENING THEIR DO
ORS AS MUCH AS TO SAY WHAT THE HELL 'S GOING ON THERE 'S SOM
EBODY 'S TALKING NOW ! $
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