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Day 53 - Thursday 7th May 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak


Lockdown

 A short & silly play, written to a rule, in 26 lines
Brian: Actually Graham, I think you’ll find I was here first
Graham: Brian, c’mon man, I’ve never seen one in real life
Brian: Can’t see why that’s my problem.  You should have got up earlier
Graham: Don’t start with that again
Brian: Exactly a year ago I think it was…
Graham: For fuck’s sake…
Brian: Got up, drove to you, waited for 45 minutes until you finally appeared
Graham: Here we go…
Brian: I had coffee, warm toasted bagels-
Graham: Just trying to make me feel worse aren’t you?
Brian: Kronuts, those half doughnut half croissant things
Graham: Look I said I was sorry
Brian: Maybe I don’t believe you
Graham: No?  Why?
Brian: Oh I don’t know, because when we finally got there you told everyone I drove slowly and that's why we were late and missed it
Graham: Pretty sure I didn’t know you knew that…
Brian: Queueing for hours with all the non-hardcore birders to try to get a peak-
Graham: -Really explains why you’re still angry-
Brian: So this time, I wasn’t taking any chances. No lift for you.
There is a short silence
Graham: Tricia picked me up
Brian: Unbelievable!  You got my ex-wife to give you a lift?
Graham: Verity didn’t want to get up that early
Brian: Where is Tricia?  Is she here?
Graham: Xeonophobe that she is… no, she didn’t want the risk of "touching a foreigner"
Brian: ...Yes – she is quite racist.  Partly why we got divorced.
Graham: ZAPATA WREN!!! I can see it!
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