as we face the sun - shannon Flashcards
1
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in highbury
A
its massive
(going onto block)
2
Q
history
A
geography
3
Q
and angel
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we move in groups and-
(move to centre)
4
Q
the ones who listen to central c and-
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the ones who listen to r&b
5
Q
means your ready to see
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ENGLAND
( in place at the back )
6
Q
the coach, the coach
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the coach !
( turn around and stand on the block)
7
Q
its sits there parked at an angle
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waiting for us like a black and read monster
8
Q
ready to hit the road!
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THE WINTER TRIP
(jump off block and run to top of stairs)
9
Q
right after the winter trip
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us lot on the back row!
(running to top of stairs)
10
Q
yeah you lot on the back row
A
yeah swapping with you lot every half an hour
11
Q
Capri suns in blazer pockets
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(start the competition)
12
Q
sir sits next to her
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( stand up)
13
Q
fresh out of uni
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wants to be our friend
14
Q
wants to be an actor
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no he doesn’t
15
Q
hes missing the football for this
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thaaaanklkk youuu garryyy
16
Q
but reaLLy really hope wer not bcs wer
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HAVING SO MUCH FUN
17
Q
HAVING SU MUCH FUN
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screaming
18
Q
as us lot swap with you lot for the second time
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sorry miss
19
Q
calvin harris pipes up again.. wer screaming again
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screaming
20
Q
you say the weather is always like this in the north
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the roads are smaller now
21
Q
the mountains start looking fierce around us
A
and a flurry of snow starts falling
22
Q
WHOA WHOA
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( blackout - start winding around)
23
Q
smashed glass, hot metal. and the-
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screaming
24
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biting-
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ST MARYS BLAZERS LINE THE WET ROAD
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sir joins in
should be thirty six
26
i think she did, might not have done
we were doing dances in our seat-
27
PART TWO ( yet to be staged )
PART TWO
28
st Mary mags gates
THIS IS OUR SCHOOL, LET PEACE DWELL HERE
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cinema doors
park bench
30
classical garden beats playlist
hot gym girl playlist
31
Shannon is taking an early morning swim
backstroke, breaststroke, backstroke again
32
I'm always here
once a year
33
you'll go flying
maybe they've mopped it
34
less charming
maybe you've forgotten what it gets like up here
35
its brilliant
hows your classes
36
amazing
hows the night life?
37
no way
theyll have you back soon doing one of them assemblies
38
urgh remember those
so dead
39
hes not in the toilet
OI OI
40
fresh air?
weve checked
41
is he at the bar, nope
message him
42
i already have
message him on the group
43
yeah theres time yet
I'm sure hell turn up
44
he knows that the group dance always happens at 9
we could do it without him
45
PART THREE
PART THREE
46
she looks everywhere but our eyes and we've all noticed
miss
miss
(move to downstage centre to teacher)
47
miss I've put a belt around it
miss can i go toilet now ? can i miss ?
( over play it )
48
miss do you want to see this photo of me at thorpe park at the weekend
miss do you
49
please miss, hes gonna be on x factor
yeah, miss, he's gonna be a star
50
miss...
miiiiiiiiiiiiiisssssss?
51
'you've got your whole lives ahead of you'
WHAT?
52
'now then' and 'not to worry' -
I go sometimes cos it means I get out maths he say things like-
'tell me more about that'
'how does that make you feel'
'have you ever told anyone else you feel like that'
( imitating him , say it to the others )
53
then its breaktime
start playing it
54
cartwheels-
'THIS IS OUR SCHOOL, LET PEACE DWELL HERE'
( stop/ change activity)
55
new miss is strict but fair
new miss lets us listen to music in form
56
i throw away my air max
i get brand new clothes from lots of different shops
57
we've divided into the ones who want to talk about it and the ones who don't
taking the piss out of them lot turns into wanting them lot to like us
58
play music and we dance and sometimes we forget
we forget and enjoy ourselves
59
and everyone is squealing
MAKE A WISH, MAKE A WISH, MAKE A WISH
( around Sam centre )
60
wishing and wishing and wishing and-
someone buys her a tiara from clairs and we go swanning around the shopping centre with balloons tied to our wrists
( pull her to side of the stage )
61
my chin
my fringe
62
I say 'sorry' again and she nods
we all walk home after that
63
and that Cole has started wearing jeans on the weekend
sometimes her mum gives us a glass of orange
64
new miss gets stricter with us
work gets harder
65
i get really really good at pretending that everything is ok
sometimes i forget to pretend that everything is ok and something splutters here and i start coughing and then crying and i go to the toilets and i wash my face with the school soap and my eyes sting for the rest of the day
66
then new miss brings us lot around
we've missed you
67
and we talk about normal things, Tv
school stuff
68
PART FOUR
PART FOUR
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no i dont know how to
has he shown you his new watch?
70
no but hes told me how much it cost, twice
doesn't he have a phone like the rest of us?
71
init
anyway who wants to know the time these days
72
I LOVE IT, me too
the thing is I'm not trying to be rude but you cant be a hood rat then a goth then a love island wannabe
73
why not
that's just not how things go
74
well I heard sheds had Botox
she has NOT
75
she said shes been feeling really old
boring
76
then they drink prosecco and get drunk
yeah well she's looking pretty drunk now to be honest
77
yeah look at her
I'm cringing
78
yes angelica
a girl?
79
lets see
you must be the first
80
i haven't been out for ages
what do you like. what do you? what do you do?
81
nobody asked me
like your time
82
well I've got the baby, I've got angelica
yeah
83
with the teething, yeah and-
you dont go out?
84
shes got the baby
sounds rubbish
85
its really actually-
its really-
86
a handful and shes lovely
i can imagine
87
that's great. I wanna come
they only do tables of two or four
88
right
yeah
89
cant evies chef person stick a stool at the end or smth
ummm
90
knock her out, kidding. but she will be fine. she will. on Friday at evies bfs restaurant
we can just do another time?
91
another time another time another time another time
can you take a step back?
92
who stands still to Rihanna?
do you want to-
93
what?
shall we leave?
94
what?
theres this party.
95
where?
its in- well i dont know where it is but its going to be amazing
96
we cant leave
well we can?
97
PART 5
PART 5
98
she says 'that's ok' and 'you can change your mind'
i say that i think it might be fun
99
we get off the train to the sound of a different place
slot machines clash with metal coins, alarms ring to celebrate someone winning a prise
100
Michael adds Woz ere under it
and Tash adds 2024 underneath it
101
i don't wanna swim in lanes, i wanna float ......then we go
and us
102
that doesn't feel right. a party. for Layla
why not?
103
Shannon will sort balloons
sixteen balloons?
104
and the we leave-
scatter back to our bedrooms
105
PART SIX
PART SIX
106
is everyone having a good time?
woooo (weak)
107
i saiiiiiiddddd is everyone having a good time!!!1
wooo (weak)
108
no its not, hes not here yet
im cringing
109
cos hes always on my left
well can you not do it without him on your left
110
sam is sobbing and-
the rest of us shuffle into position
111
minus two members
im cringing
112
sam leaves the room - oh no dont
dont get upset
113
i know but- maybe it-
had to end at some point
114
yeah bruno mars. like... that guy is a bit lame now
and i hate going to buy those sixteen ballooon. it feels -
115
bit what? a bit-
a bit-
116
what?
some of us feel its a bit-
117
and we've done it now
yeah
118
ten years
i dont even fit in these clothes no more
119
we're us lot
we'll always be us lot
120
shld we take the balloons dow, we dont have to
i think we should
121
and we'll sweep the floor-
and in the gathering, folding, tidying we'll notice-
122
mums house on the corner
bus stop for the 148
