Blackout Script Scene 2

SCENE 2: Kitty now plays the father and walks up behind Eleanor tutting as if she's mocking her. Eleanor: 
So you start remembering your dad
She turns round to face Kitty then walks away. When Eleanor starts walking, everyone gets up and gets into a cluttered semi-circle. Once everyone is together, Holly says: He was a woman-beater
Kitty swings her arm and 3/4 of us drop to the ground, leaving the middle of the semi circle still standing. Clay: 
He beat your mum up everyday
The people who are left standing up will taunt the people on the floor by shouting at them "everyday" repetitively. They will be taking on the persona of the dad. The people on the floor will represent the mum and show that their objective is to hide whilst in the position that they're in on the floor. Holly and Kit then get up and stand in the centre. Holly goes on her knees and proposes to Kit. She then stands up and places a ring on Kit's finger and says: 
From the day they got married 
then Holly swings at Kit but Kit runs away then says: 
Right up to the day they got divorced 
whilst trying to pull off the ring then throws it in the centre of the stage.
When Kit throws the ring, this will indicate all the girls in the class to get up on their knees from the floor and pretend to put on make up to hide their scars. Whilst this happens, Clay will walk around the space slowly whilst saying: He used to beat her to a pulp So she stopped working She wouldn't go out the house Cos she was embarrassed She didn't want to walk down the street with her face all black and blue And you'd remember that your mum didn't want you to grow up to be like him

Everyone stands and finds their partner, one of the two is the mother, caring and nurturing the other, who is James. Whilst doing this the group must form a semi circle, with the mother behind and James in front. Bear in mind a spot that you can remember so you dont have to franticly pace around the space looking for somewhere to slot in within the circle.
Courtney then says:

She wanted you to be a famous lawyer
Or a famous doctor
Or a famous whatever.

Remember that on each line the posture of all those playing James should seem more hopeful and have more pride with each line Courtney says. When Courtney says "whatever," finishing his lines, all those playing James will fall, and be caught by the mother, standing behind them. The mothers will then push all the James into the middle where they will sit in a smaller semi circle. Alex then says:

And you'd remember that you were poor.
But you weren't poor poor.
Cos your mum still made sure there was dinner on the table every night.

While this is being said, the mothers will have three domestic actions in their head which they will do over and over again eg: walking the dog, cleaning... Their can even be the occasional comment as well. They then all come to the middle, handing their partner, James, a plate of food. Alex then says:

She'd give you her last penny,
she didnt care about herself.

All the James stand up, and run as fast as they can in a circle, after going round three times, the leader, Danny runs around the back of the mothers, all those playing James following, stopping and standing behind their partner when they reach them.
Once everyone is in their position, all of the James say:

But you'd remember you never really spoke to her.

All the mothers then come into the middle and say:
James?
While those standing behind sit done slowly, blending into the background. The mothers crouch down on to all fours, making another smaller semi circle. Fenton, Lauren and Eleanor stand at the beginning of the semi circle. Fenton who is playing James, says:
Yeah.
Lauren, who is playing the mum, says:
Your dinners out.
Lauren then gives Fenton the plate of food while Eleanor bends over and becomes a table. Once Fenton is finished he is lifted and supported by Lauren and Eleanor underneath his arms. Whilst Fenton, pushes down on their shoulders so that when he steps on the backs of those on all fours in the semi circle he puts minimal weight on them. As Fenton goes around the semi circle he says the lines:

Back up the stairs
So you never really spoke to her.

(This last bit needs revising as some lines seem to be left out.)