Brian E Turner's
Plays and Novels
Home Page
Novels
Full Length Plays
One Act Plays Flash Plays
Rights and Contact Links
Norman is a naturalistic one act play of duration about 20 mintes for a cast of two males. First presented Stagecraft 1995
Norman
Alun
Basically just blacks and a park bench.
Just a couple of blokes discussing their relationship.
IT IS AN ALFRESCO SCENE. SOUNDS OF CHILDREN PLAYING NOT TOO FAR AWAY. THE WEATHER IS CLEAR AND QUITE WARM. NORMAN IS SEATED ON A BENCH. HE IS WAITING FOR ALUN, WHO IS LATE. SMALL IMPATIENT GESTURES, E.G. LOOKING AT WATCH. ALUN ENTERS. NORMAN IS CASUALLY DRESSED. ALUN WEARS A BUSINESS SUIT. (IT IS IMPORTANT THAT NEITHER ACTOR PORTRAY OVERT GAY MANNERISMS.)
NORMAN: So, you're here at last.
ALUN: Am I late?
NORMAN: Yes.
ALUN: Sorry. Got held up at the office.
NORMAN: Held up at the office?
ALUN: Something cropped up. Had a problem with the Bartholemew contract.
NORMAN: Oh yes?
ALUN: Batholemew's have just employed a new public relations consultant. She didn't like railway tracks.
NORMAN: What's railway tracks.....(got to do with anything?)
ALUN: In their new TV commercial. She thought railway tracks would give her company a "common" image. New girl. Wanted to make her mark. Anyway I talked her around. Satisfied her ego. Laid on the butter with a trowel.
NORMAN: You might expect something like that.
ALUN: What?
NORMAN: From a woman.
ALUN: I don't know. (PAUSE) Didn't keep you from anything did I?
NORMAN: No. Just a job interview.
ALUN: You should have told me. I could have put this off.
NORMAN: It was only a strip club that wanted someone to fiddle their accounts. I don't know if I want to be involved.
ALUN: You should take the work if you can get it.
NORMAN: Mortgage my soul?
ALUN: Why not? Faustus did. (PAUSE) Bad luck your position was made redundant.
NORMAN: Bad luck? It wasn't the position that was made redundant, it was the person.