Scene 2 – WHO did you vote for?
A series of conversations between different social groups about the big vote. Each person wears a placard. All characters are stereotypes.
Ensemble create the house.
Husband Have you decided who to vote for yet?
Wife No.
Husband I have…aren’t you going to ask me who I’m voting for?
Wife No.
Husband Well ’m voting for her, you know the one….beautiful…ummm…. blondie one.
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Ensemble create the pub.
Boy 1 I’m getting to vote for the first time.
Boy 2 Waste of time.
Boy 1 I just want to experience it.
Boy 2 You want to experience putting a tick in a box?
They laugh.
So who you voting for anyway?
Boy 1 The one with the bangers.
Boy 2 Of course! I suppose we get to see more of her on the box if she gets in. Yeah vote for her.
They mimic her talking.
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Ensemble creates the office.
City office worker 1 Well I get the train to work everyday and rarely get a seat. It really is a terrible business trying to read the broadsheet, drink my large skinny mocha-choca-sugar-free-vanilla latte and reply to my emails on my ipad.
City office worker 2 I agree Tarquin, it really is awful. I spoke to her about the transport system and she said she would be in talks immediately with Boris.
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Ensemble creates the shop.
Old person 1 We’ve worked in this shop for years.
Old person 2 Years yes, years.
Old person 1 We are voting for that lovely young girl, blonde hair.
Old person 2 Yes, lovely young girl, lovely young girl blonde hair.
Old person 1 She came herself to ask us for her vote. Had a cup of tea.
Old person 2 Yes, cup of tea, here, yes. Lovely, absolutely lovely.
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Ensemble creates the benefit office.
Single mother 1 Nah, I ain’t voting for that stuck up prick again, I’m voting for that woman. She is just… normal, init Shaz, do you know what I mean? She is proper nice.
Single mother 2 Chantelle, CHANTELLE! (Calling off ) Get back here now!
Single mother 1 What about you babes?
Single mother 2 Yeah, she is proper nice like, yeah I’m voting for her.
Single mother 1 Free nappies she said, that will be good.
Single mother 2 Free nappies and better benefits.
Single mother 1 It’s hard to survive on what we get now, init Shaz?
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Ensemble create the common room.
Student 1 I didn’t apply to uni this year because of the fees. I was going to do a degree in Cyberporn and Society.
Student 2 She’s promised to cut them so we hope to be able to go next year.
Student 1 We’ve really missed out this year. Rizzle Kicks were at the freshers ball.
Student 2 It’s out of order.
