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ACT ONE: SCENE ONE
Miss Hogan: Right class! That’s our activity done! Now, we still have almost an hour until most your parents show up so, why don’t you all go play together?
(The children cheer and run to the corner to crowd in a circle to plan what they will play)
Matthew: I want to be a soldier!
Lilith: Ooh, what’s your name?
Matthew: Um... Macbeth! That’s my uncle’s favourite book! I don’t know what it’s about though.
Lilith: I want to be his wife!
(She smiles, pleased with herself. She twirls a lock of her hair around her finger, giggling)
Matt is my boyfriend after all.
(Matthew looks to the ground and grinds his foot in the floor, his cheeks pinkening)
Charlie: Can we just call you Matthew? I won’t remember MacDuff.
Matthew: Macbeth.
Charlie: You get my point.
Matthew: Fine.
Ben: Well, he’s my best friend so I will be his friend in the game too!
(He slings his arm around Matt’s neck)
Harriet: I want to be a Goddess.
Daisy: You’re always a Goddess, isn’t a princess enough?
(Harriet walked slowly up to Daisy, lowering her voice)
Harriet: I. Want. To. Be. A. GODDESS!
Daisy: Fine!
Dylan: I’m king! Melvin, Denise, you two are my children.
(They cheer)
Melvin: Yes, I get to be prince!
Denise: Not as good as princess.
Iris: I want to be a witch.
Milla: Ooh, me too! Lucas, you should be too.
Lucas: Why?
Milla: Because you look funny.
Lucas: HEY!
Faith: Ben, I don’t know what to be.
Ben: Hm... Guys, who can my sister be?
Lilith: She could be your child?
(She shrugs. Ben looks at Faith)
Ben: Yeah. I’m your dad.
Mark: Can I be a soldier like you guys?
Matthew: Sure! Lily, you should be his wife.
(Lily’s face goes red)
Lily: I TOLD YOU I DON’T HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM!
Lilith: You don’t have to like him really. Just pretend. He needs a wife... Or else he’s lonely.
Mark: Oi!
Lily: Fine.
(She pouts)
But I don’t like him!
Ben: Yeah right.
Matthew: Can someone be like... Bad guys or something?
Daisy: I will.
William: Yeah, I can be.
George: I’d love to be!
Peter: Can I be the gateman to the castle? Like um... I think my dad said they’re called porters. Can I be a porter?
Milla: That’s a good idea, yeah.
Charlie: I’d like to be a captain if that’s okay?
All: Sure!
Lilith: Ooh, we’ll need to have some servants.
Sally: I don’t mind being one.
Stewart: Or me.
Sarah: My mum’s a house cleaner; I know how to be a maid!
Louis, Rory & Angela: What about us?
Matthew: Um.
Miss Hogan: What about thanes?
(The children look to her)
They’re friends of the kings. And they have their own areas to look after.
Rory: Yes, that’s sick!
Angela: I AM A MINI QUEEEEEN!
Louis: Awesome.
Matthew: Let’s start!
(The Book Corner)
(Milla, Iris, and Lucas stand around a beanbag)
Milla: When do we do this again? Will it be stormy?
Iris: I hope it’ll be rainy! I love the rain. I think we meet when the war-thingy is over. Maybe when somebody’s won!
(Lucas groans)
Lucas: That won’t happen until bedtime! They take forever!
Milla: Where?
Iris: I’ll ask Miss if we can stand on the tables!
Lucas: We should meet Matthew!
Milla: Can I have a pet cat!?
Iris: I have a pet cat at home!
Lucas: Focus!
All: Good is bad, and bad is good. We should look like we fly when there is fog!