<< *140 . E . A . WHITEHEAD : THE FOURSOME . LONDON , FABER
, 1972 . 75 P . FIRST PERF . : 170371 . CHAR . : 01 HARRY ,
02 TIM , 03 MARIE , 04 BELLA >> $
< THE ACTION TAKES PLACE IN A HOLLOW IN THE SANDHILLS AT FRE
SHFIELD , NEAR LIVERPOOL > $
#11 $
< ACT ONE > $
< SCENE : BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME UP , THE SOUND OF BIRDS IS
HEARD . $
THEN THE SOUND OF POP MUSIC , SLOWLY GETTING LOUDER AS THE L
IGHTS COME UP SLOWLY . $
THE LIGHTS REACH GLARING INTENSITY ON A SCENE OF BAKED WHITE
SAND AND BLUE SKY AS THE MUSIC BECOMES DEAFENING . $
HARRY APPEARS AT THE TOP OF THE DUNE AND STANDS SURVEYING TH
E HOLLOW . $
HE CARRIES A BEACH BAG AND A TRANSISTOR RADIO . $
TIM JOINS HIM . $
HE CARRIES A BEACH BAG AND A WAD OF NEWSPAPERS . $
BOTH MEN WEAR SWEATSHIRTS AND JEANS . $
HARRY LOOKS BEHIND ACROSS THE SAND . $
TIM DOES THE SAME . $
THEY GRIN AT EACH OTHER . $
HARRY SNAPS OFF THE TRANSISTOR . $
FOR A SECOND THEY STAND POISED LOOKING AT THE HOLLOW IN SILE
NCE . > $
01 OK ? $
02 < ( HESITANT . $
LOOKIN . . .
