Noughts & Crosses E-Book

Malorie Blackman

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

An electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism. Adapted from Malorie Blackman's best-selling novels. Sephy (a Cross) is the daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister. Callum is the son of a Nought agitator. United by a shared sense of injustice as children, and separated by intolerance as they grow up, their desire to be together begins to eclipse all family loyalty – sparking a political crisis of unimaginable proportions. 'I wanted to turn society as we know it on its head, with new names for the major divisions, i.e. Noughts (the underclass) and Crosses (the majority, ruling society)' - Malorie Blackman Dominic Cooke's adaptation of Noughts & Crosses was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2007.

Leseprobe

Malorie Blackman

NOUGHTS& CROSSES

Adapted for the stage by

Dominic Cooke

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Original Production

Characters

Act One

Act Two

About the Authors

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

for Alexi

This adaptation of Noughts & Crosses was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 29 November 2007, with the following cast:

JACK/MR PINGULE/

EXECUTIONER/

MAN IN THE CAFÉ

Charles Abomeli

DIONNE/JOURNALIST

JUNO

Davinia Anderson

KELANI ADAMS/

GOVERNOR/LOLA

Doreene Blackstock

PETER/PROTESTOR

Daniel Bowers

MEGGIE

Michelle Butterly

LYNETTE/LEILA

Louise Callaghan

COLIN/MORGAN

Christopher Daley

KAMAL/MR CORSA

Tyrone Huggins

MINERVA

Tracy Ifeachor

CALLUM

Richard Madden

JASMINE

Jo Martin

RYAN

Phil McKee

SARAH PIKE/SHANIA

Jenny Ogilvie

REPORTER/POLICEMAN/

MR STANHOPE

Clarence Smith

SEPHY

Ony Uhiara

JUDE

Freddy White

All other parts played by members of the company

Director

Dominic Cooke

Designe

Kandis Cook

Lighting Designer

Wolfgang Göbbel

Composer

Gary Yershon

Sound Designer

Christopher Shutt

Movement

Liz Ranken

Characters

NOUGHTS

Played by white actors

CALLUM MCGREGOR

MEGGIE MCGREGOR, his mother

RYAN MCGREGOR, his father

JUDE MCGREGOR, his brother

LYNETTE MCGREGOR, his sister

SHANIA, a schoolchild

COLIN, a schoolchild

LEILA, a member of the Liberation Militia

MORGAN, a member of the Liberation Militia

PETE, a member of the Liberation Militia

SARAH PIKE, the Hadleys’ Secretary

FUNERAL GUESTS

SHOPPERS

BOMB-INJURY VICTIMS

RESCUE WORKERS

EXECUTION WITNESSES

PRISONERS

CROSSES

Played by black actors

SEPHY HADLEY

KAMAL HADLEY, the Deputy Prime Minister, her father

JASMINE HADLEY, her mother

MINERVA HADLEY, her sister

NEWS REPORTER

MR CORSA, headmaster of Heathcroft High School

JOANNE, a schoolchild

DIONNE, a schoolchild

LOLA, a schoolchild

STANHOPE

JUNO AYLETTE, Kamal Hadley’s PR

KELANI ADAMS, a barrister

MR PINGULE, a barrister

PRISON GOVERNOR

JACK, a prison guard

CLERK OF COURT

SERGEANT COLLINS, a policeman

CONSTABLE JONES, a policeman

PRISON OFFICERS

STUDENTS

PROTESTORS

POLICEMEN

SHOPPERS

BOMB-INJURY VICTIMS

RESCUE WORKERS

KAMAL HADLEY’S ENTOURAGE

KAMAL HADLEY’S MINDER

EXECUTION WITNESSES

JOURNALISTS

Scenes should flow into one another with no gaps. No blackouts except where stated. There should be a minimum of props and clutter.

ACT ONE

Scene One

The Beach.

SEPHY (to audience). My family’s private beach. This was my favourite place in the whole world. Kilometres of coastline that was all ours, with just a couple of signs saying ‘Private Property’ and some rickety old wooden fencing at each end, through which Callum and I had made a gap. This was the one place in the world where nobody else would find us. Since Callum’s mum stopped working for my mum, we’d been meeting here every day. That was three years ago now. And we’d meet here every day for ever. No one could stop us.