The Kitchen Sink E-Book

Tom Wells

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

An irresistibly funny and tender play about big dreams and small changes. Amid the dreaming, the dramas and the dirty dishes, something has to give. But will it be Kath or The Kitchen Sink? Things aren't going to plan for one family in Withernsea, Yorkshire. Pieces are falling off Martin's milk float as quickly as he's losing customers and something's up with Kath's kitchen sink. Billy is pinning his hopes of a place at art college on a revealing portrait of Dolly Parton, whilst Sophie's dreams of becoming a ju-jitsu teacher might be disappearing down the plughole. This volume also includes the monologue Spacewang. 'This is one of the best new plays I have seen anywhere this year, and I cannot recommend it too highly.' Charles Spencer, Telegraph 'Wells wrings more riches out of seemingly throwaway lines than a lot of writers manage in an entire play' Evening Standard

Leseprobe

Tom Wells

THE KITCHEN SINK

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Dedication and Epigraph

Original Production

Characters

The Kitchen Sink

Spacewang

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

THE KITCHEN SINK

For my mum and dad, with love

The Kitchen Sink was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, on 16 November 2011, with the following cast:

KATH

Lisa Palfrey

BILLY

Ryan Sampson

SOPHIE

Leah Brotherhead

PETE

Andy Rush

MARTIN

Steffan Rhodri

Director

Tamara Harvey

Designer

Ben Stones

Lighting Designer   

Oliver Fenwick

Sound Designer

Matt McKenzie

Assistant Director

Olly Hawes

Characters

MARTIN

KATH

SOPHIE

BILLY

PETE

SPRING

1

A shabby kitchen. Peeling paint. Scruffy lino. Table, chairs, cupboards, cooker, sink.

KATH is chopping vegetables with her back to BILLY. Still in her dinner-lady overallsthey were already covered in food so she might as well be.

A bit of a milk float is on the kitchen table, leaking oil onto one of her best tea towels.

BILLY is sitting at the kitchen table, examining his portrait of Dolly Parton. In the portrait, Dolly is smiling, wearing a blue dress which is tight and quite revealing. It is a good portrait though.