Sure, there were Holocaust survivors. But not all of them got out alive.
ANGEL HAIR
First performances Etcetera Theatre and Bird's Nest Theatre, London, March
1999
Cast:
:
...............................Maggie
Kent ...............................Madeline
Muir-Wyett
...............................D.S.
Phillips ...............................Ean
Ravenscroft
...............................D.C.
Riggs .............. . .
..............Anthony Hall
...............................Director...............................
.......David
Cottis
...............................Lighting
......................................Dominic
Burnham
Most recent performance directed by Emily
Field (student, examination piece)
SET. The theatre. Preset
‘body’, covered by a blanket, 2 chairs. DC Riggs preset, talking to phone. Maggie
preset, hidden at back of audience, covered with blanket.
LIGHTING: Whole stage, quite dull
DS Phillips: Enters.
(To audience). I’m sorry, but I must insist that nobody leaves.
.
Looks at body on floor.
We’re going to have to take statements
from you all..
Looks under blanket........
DC Riggs:
*Still on ‘phone. Makes entry in
notebook. Some overlap with DS Phillips’ next speech.
.………..and
can you get another car over here. Yes of course it needs a driver, how else are
you going to get it here?…….Yes, DS Phillips has reported the breakdown.
DS Phillips:*
(To Riggs)
.Poor
old bugger. Some evening out. You mentioned one of the performers?
DC Riggs:
................................................
Yes sir. An actress. A Ms Maggie Kent.
DS Phillips:
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Have we managed to trace where she went?
DC Riggs:
...............................................
We’re just checking the theatre now.
Everyone got up in a panic when it happened..We
don’t think anyone left, but we can’t be certain.
DS Phillips:
.............................................
What about the staff? Did they see anyone?
DC Riggs:
.................................................
Just the technician here. He might have been
able to see from his box, but he didn’t .because
he was too busy telephoning the emergency services.
DS Phillips:
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OK – so what about this actress woman? Is
she known to us?
DC Riggs:
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No sir, not really famous, as far as I know. She may have been in Grange Hill
or something.
DS Phillips:
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Any link to the victim?
DC Riggs:
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I don’t know, Sarge. There was no ID,
we’re just going on the name the suspect apparently repeated as she attacked
him.
DS Phillips:
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Do what you can.
DC Riggs:
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I’m checking with the station to see if we
know anything about him, try to find his next of kin.
DS Phillips:
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Good. The, erm incident - it actually happened while a show was in progress?
DC Riggs:
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The Mosquito’s Kiss never
made it to the end of its first performance.
DS Phillips:
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Not a comedy, I take it?
DC Riggs:
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A study of the vampire within us all.
DS Phillips:
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Lovely, I’m sure. What I don’t understand is….well, there must have been a
long and violent struggle. A person, not even an old man, doesn’t give up life
that easy.
DC Riggs:
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It took a few minutes. And there was quite a
struggle. You can see from the ripped clothing and the bruising.
DS Phillips:
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And with all this going on nobody lifted a
finger to help?
DC Riggs:
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This is a theatre.
DS Phillips:
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So what’s so special about that?
DC Riggs:
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They, the audience, thought it was part of the performance.
DS Phillips:
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I get the picture. I’m dealing with a bunch
of voyeuristic perverts. They all sat here passively and watched a murder take
place for their entertainment. Just a minute - so all of these people….
DC Riggs:
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Yes sir.
Passes notebook to DS Phillips
Witnesses, every one of them.
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