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Lulu Raczka
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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In Nothing eight young people - including a Vandal, a Stalker and a Porn Girl - recount their experiences, capturing the apathy rampant in todays youth.
Yet Nothing is much more than a series of monologues. It is about - among other things - cupcakes, action films, crap television, shitting, sex, buses and stalking. It is about alienation and being young.
Initially written as eight monologues by Lulu Raczka (winner of the Sunday Times Young Playwriting Award), Nothing asks questions about the nature of theatre itself. In its original production by Barrel Organ Theatre the performers improvised a new cut with every performance, each starting the show without knowing which particular monologue they would be performing on that occasion. Nothing is thus a game for both performer and audience, but it is also a serious interrogation of the structures within which we live.

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NOTHING

First published in 2014 by Oberon Books Ltd
521 Caledonian Road, London N7 9RH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7607 3637 / Fax: +44 (0) 20 7607 3629
e-mail:
www.oberonbooks.com

Lulu Raczka is hereby identified as author of this play in accordance with section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The author has asserted her moral rights.

All rights whatsoever in this play are strictly reserved and application for performance etc. should be made before commencement of rehearsal to the author c/o Oberon Books Ltd. No performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained, and no alterations may be made in the title or the text of the play without the authors prior written consent.

You may not copy, store, distribute, transmit, reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form, or binding or by any means (print, electronic, digital, optical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

PB ISBN: 978-1-78319-193-2
EPUB ISBN: 978-1-78319-692-0

Cover design by Thomas Swann

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by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY.

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Contents

Original Production by Barrel Organ Theatre.

9 May-14 May 2013
University of Warwick Campus and Leamington Spa.

12-18 April 2014
National Student Drama Festival, Scarborough

2-17 August 2014
The Old Lab, Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival

4 October 2014
Lyric Hammersmith as part of All Change Festival

29 October 2014
Warwick Arts Centre, as part of Emerge Festival

19-22 November 2014
Camden Peoples Theatre

The Company:

Joe Boylan
Bryony Davies
Rosie Gray
Dan Hutton
Euan Kitson
Kieran Lucas
Jack Morning-Newton
Jack Perkins
Ali Pidsley
Lulu Raczka
Katherine Thorogood

Early Performances:

3-4 March 2013
Extract performed as part of Fascism, Anyone? with the Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning

8 April 2013
Extract Performed at LineUp with Vertical Line Theatre.

Characters

BFF F

Commuter M/F (Adjustment needed when F)

Patient M

Vandal F

Stalker F/M (Adjustment needed when M)

Film-Lover M

Porn Girl F

Nobody M/F

Performance Notes:

These pieces are not set. The words should not change but the pieces can be performed in any order, by any number of people, in any space, at any time. They can be cut and pasted in any way you would like.
Have fun.

These are the Rules used in the original production by Barrel Organ Theatre.
In this production the actors performed the monologues in an improvised order and cut for each performance. It happened in a variety of locations, from theatrical spaces to deserted car parks. It was completely different for every performance.

The Rules

Start when you want.

Speak when you want.

Stand where you want.

Move where you want.

You are an audience member until you start speaking.

Tell your story it is your duty to make sure it is heard.

No more than 4 stories happening at once.

Dont plan just do.
If there is a tone developing, play against it.

The arc of the show is more important than any individual performance.

Respond to peoples actions not to anyones story.

Dont look at the person who interrupts you.

Be a team if someone is struggling, help them out and interrupt.

Hit your marks and get out the crucial aspects of your story let others hit theirs.

Take risks.

Interact with the space around you.

The show does not exist in an imaginary world it exists in the room, in the moment.

Only 1 performer can leave during the performance.

They can re-enter if they wish.

The audience ears are fresh, dont be afraid to recap + repeat.

The audience should be able to talk not share.

The audience can influence, but cannot break this show, let them know this if necessary.

The audience are necessary. Dont alienate them.

It is not a safe space.

The show is not finished.

BFF: You know Berlin doesnt have any CCTV?

I just heard that

I dont even know if its true

Some guy told me.

Hes probably talking shit.

But

I mean

If its true

I just dont get why?

I mean

CCTV is there to protect people

Its there

You know

So that people know theyre being watched

That they cant just do what they want

Its important.

I get that it doesnt always work.

I mean

Look at what happ

But still

Its

I told her to text me when she got home.

I mean

We always do that

You know

Its what they tell you to do at school

And on TV and whatever

I just went to sleep

She never text me

But I was asleep anyway

So I guess

She doesnt really talk about it

Well

Sometimes

I dunno

Once in a while I get a phone call and shes on the other end in tears and I just

I dunno

Freeze up

Cause what can I actually say to her?

I dont understand what shes going through

How can I?

I can give her fuck all

She used to be so fun

I know I would say that

Cause

Obviously

Shes my friend

Why would I be friends with her if she wasnt fun?

But actually

To be honest

I have loads of fucking boring friends

She was so funny too

But also

She was really hot

Cause usually girls

Theyre either hot or theyre funny

You know

Theyre not both

Cause if youre always hot

Why do you need to be funny?

Everyone is always gonna like you

I tried to call her in the morning

But there was no answer

I didnt even think anything of it

I just waited for her to call me back

We decided that she was the only one of our friends who could pull off a click

You know what I mean?

Like a sassy girl click?

Obviously she wouldnt

But if she did it wouldnt be lame

Well

It would still be lame

But she could have done it way better than any of us

Not that I would

You know

This guy dumped her really harshly

And seriously

I dont know why cause he was fucking hideous

A week later he turned up to a party with some other girl

And I mean

She wasnt even hot

Like not at all

And we were all like

Do a sassy girl click!

Do a sassy girl click in her face!

And she wouldnt

Cause

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