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Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain. Adam meets Grace in a club. They go back to hers. Earlier that day, his girlfriend watches as he prepares for his big night out. A dazzling achievement - Independent Wonderfully frank, true and tender ... extraordinarily touching - Telegraph Skilfully constructed, painful-to-watch but very funny ... a talent on the move - Whatsonstage.com.;Cover; Title Page; Contents; Original Production; Characters; Act One; Act Two; About the Author; Copyright and Performing Rights Information.

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Stefan Golaszewski SEX WITH A
STRANGER Sex with a Stranger - image 2 NICK HERN BOOKS London www.nickhernbooks.co.uk ContentsSex with a Stranger was first performed at Trafalgar Studios, London, on 1 February 2012, with the following cast:
ADAMRussell Tovey
GRACEJaime Winstone
RUTHNaomi Sheldon
DirectorPhillip Breen
DesignerHolly Pigott
Lighting DesignerEmma Chapman
Sound DesignerAndrea J Cox
ProducerThe Invisible Dot Ltd
Characters ADAM GRACE RUTH The characters are all in their twenties. The text incorporates revisions made to the play by the author since its original production, and should be considered the definitive version. ACT ONE ADAM wears trendy blue jeans, a going-out shirt and gel in his hair. GRACE is dressed scantily for clubbing. Whenever shes outdoors she has a mans (ADAMs) jumper draped over her shoulders. She has a bag.

ADAM and GRACE stand at a bus stop. ADAMs drinking a bottle of Lucozade. GRACE is on the phone. She looks at ADAM, awaiting an answer. ADAM. Adam.

GRACE (into the phone). Adam. She bursts out laughing, eyeing him. ADAM (pretending to be interested and amused, laughing). What? What?! GRACE (to ADAM, cheekily). (Into the phone.) Whats that? She gives a big laugh. (Into the phone.) Whats that? She gives a big laugh.

ADAM laughs too. No, hes all right. Hes nice. I got a bit upset in the club and (Bursts out laughing.) Abi! Blackout. Both sit. Shes on her phone.

ADAM laughs when she does. GRACE (into the phone, shocked, laughing). No (Listens, shocked, laughing.) No! She listens, shocked. He offers her the Lucozade. She waves it away. Right. Yeah. Yeah.

Definitely. Blackout. Shes stood on the phone. GRACE (into the phone). No. You go.

Id better go too if Im honest. Hell probably run away if I carry on like this any longer! ADAM (falsely jovial, more to Abi). No I wont! GRACE (into the phone). Did you hear that? GRACE bursts out laughing. ADAM laughs. God. (Listens.) Okay. (Listens.) Okay.

Let me know you got home okay, yeah? Sorry you Sorry. All right. Bye. Bye, babe. Bye. My sister. Abi. Abi.

Theres three of us. Me, Kate and Abi. Im the middle one. Theyre so funny. He laughs. Shes such a character.

Shes the youngest. ADAM. They do say that about the youngest. GRACE. Yeah. Tut. Tut.

Funny isnt it? ADAM (laughs). Really funny. GRACE (putting her phone away). Mad. Blackout. ADAM. ADAM.

How long? GRACE. Twelve minutes. ADAM. Cool. GRACE. ADAM. Cool. Cool.

And how long is it on the bus? GRACE. Half an hour. ADAM. Wicked. She sits. GRACE. GRACE.

Someones tried to smash the glass on that. ADAM. On what sorry? GRACE. The timetable. ADAM. Yeah. ADAM. ADAM.

God Why would you do that? GRACE. I know A beat. Are you cold? ADAM. Im good. GRACE. (Yawns.) Excuse me! ADAM. (Yawns.) Excuse me! ADAM.

Ha! She laughs. He laughs. GRACE. Mad isnt it? Such a great night. ADAM. Yeah.

Really cool. Great club. GRACE. Great club. Ive never been there before. ADAM.

Me neither. Its good though isnt it. GRACE. Really good. Yeah. ADAM. ADAM.

Awesome DJs. A beat. So where exactly is it you live? GRACE. Dyou know Homebase? ADAM. I dont know the area. GRACE.

Im about five minutes from Homebase. ADAM. Oh. Brilliant. Wow. Yeah. Yeah.

Just a five-, ten-minute walk from there. ADAM. Amazing. GRACE. Yeah. ADAM. ADAM.

That must be handy. When you need stuff from Homebase. GRACE. Yeah. It is actually. Blackout. They stand looking into the distance. ADAM. ADAM.

Such an amazing club. GRACE. God yeah. Rob is so funny. Was it Rob? The black man? ADAM. Yes. Yes.

Its his birthday. It was Wednesday but hes celebrating it tonight. GRACE. Yeah. Ive done that. Katie. Yeah. GRACE. Oh. Oh.

Same as my sister. Except shes a Kate. (Chuckling to herself.) Shes such a Kate! ADAM (chuckles). Yeah! I dont think itll last though. GRACE. What? ADAM.

Robert and Katie. GRACE. Oh. Right. I thought you were talking about Kate! ADAM. Whos that? GRACE.

My sister Kate and her boyfriend Jake. ADAM. No! GRACE. God! ADAM. Right. No.

I mean I dont think Robert and Katie will last. GRACE. Hes taking her to Rome! Hes so gonna ask her to marry him and youre sitting there saying it wont last and I was like ADAM. No! Robert and Katie wont last. GRACE. I was like, Jesus! Adam! ADAM (laughs).

No no no no no. I was saying I dont think Robert and Katie will last. Sorry. I dont think Robert and Katie are that good for each other, actually. GRACE. Yeah. GRACE. GRACE.

I dont know. They seemed good together. ADAM. Yeah? GRACE. Well I dont know but to an outsider they seemed good together. ADAM. Yeah. Yeah.

I dont know either. But I think Roberts feeling a bit tied down if Im honest. GRACE. No ADAM. Yeah. GRACE.

No I dont think so. ADAM. But lifes like that sometimes isnt it. GRACE. They seem like such great people. ADAM.

No they are. They are. Silence. He offers her some Lucozade. GRACE. Thanks. Silence. Silence.

She starts laughing. Oh my God you were such an amazing dancer! ADAM. Was I? GRACE. Oh my God! ADAM. In a good way I hope! GRACE. ADAM. ADAM.

That is so offensive GRACE. No its not! ADAM. Amazing! So funny! They laugh. He drinks and finishes the Lucozade. He scratches his hand. She feels her pockets. She feels her pockets.

GRACE (worried). My Oyster. Blackout. She searches in her bag. Shes wild with worry. ADAM. ADAM.

Itll turn up. GRACE. I just put a fucking tenner on it. ADAM. Shall I have a look? She searches. Silence.

Could you maybe have left it somewhere? GRACE. For fucks sakes! She searches. Silence. ADAM. I can pay. She searches.

Silence. I really dont mind paying. She finds it in her pocket. GRACE. There it is. Oh good. Oh good.

Thank God for that. GRACE (genuinely exasperated). Its always in the last place you look. ADAM. So annoying GRACE. Its awkward. Its awkward.

She looks into the distance. (Ratty.) Is that ours? I havent got my glasses. He looks with her. ADAM. Yeah. Maybe.

What one do we want? GRACE. N73. ADAM. No. GRACE. Silence. (Back to normal.) Really glad I found my Oyster card. (Back to normal.) Really glad I found my Oyster card.

I put ten pounds on it this evening. ADAM. Did you? Blackout. Really loud, cold, inhuman dance music. Theyre in a club. Blackout. Theyre sat on a bus. ADAM. ADAM.

Thats better. GRACE. Yeah. I dont like standing up. ADAM. Yeah.

Im like that. Silence. Hold on this. I think Ive been on this bus before. GRACE. Yeah. GRACE. Cool. ADAM. ADAM.

Yeah Im sure I have. GRACE. Ive been on it loads. Silence. They just sit there, pretending its not awkward. ADAM.

I do like buses actually. A beat. So youre in recruitment, is that right? GRACE. Yes. ADAM. GRACE. GRACE.

Im cool with it. ADAM. Thats good. GRACE. It can be difficult I guess. ADAM. ADAM.

Meeting lots of new people. GRACE. Well not that but yeah.

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