Deja Book - theatre script

8/12/2019 Deja Book - theatre script

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UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

LHE 3254

THEATRE IN TESL

QASIPHA PRODUCTIONS

PLAY SCRIPTFINAL DRAFT

Name Matric!ati"# Nm$er

Leong Qing Yi 160764

Mohd Azham bin Amran 160765

Mohamat Nurr Shafik bin Karim 160775

re!intha "ubini A# $%ame& 16077'

(ema A# Sandrage&an 160760

)mran bin Mohd Saat 160761

Amariah Lo*ez 1607'4


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Synopsis of the play

From first glance, the Norman family is your perfect, squeaky-clean family.

A father who works hard as a manager in a recruitment company, a mother who dotes on

her children, an eldest son who is forging a career for himself in the outside world, asister who has just graduated from university, and an intelligent youngest son who is quiet

and unassuming, yet highly intelligent.

But what happens when that happy family facade !reaks down" As the jigsaw pu##les

start to fall out of their ill-fitted places, thats when the ugly cracks !egin to show. $tress,

depression, dirty secrets...nothing stays hidden forever.

%his play aims to e&plore the value of family and human relationships. 'hat !ounds

people together in a family institution" (ow much do we know a!out the people that we

call father, mother, !rother and sister" )oes personal fulfillment weigh more than !lood

ties" And what happens to a human !eing in their darkest and most desperate moments"

As modern technology speeds ahead, human nature and values struggle to keep up.*omparing the lifestyles of people + years ago and now, our world has changed vastly

enough to influence even the most principle social circle in life for every individual and

that is the family. 'e find that the roles of people in a family no longer hold the samegravity as it did in the past, and as a result more and more dysfunctional family

institutions start to pop up.

%aking a cue from the goldfish in the !owl, we hope to !ring a slice of life from amodern dysfunctional family and present their pro!lems and issues as food for thought to

the audience. $ome of these issues may !e sensitive, !ut they are matters that are not to!e ignored.

Characters

/. Father 01r. Norman23 1asked man 43 Angel / 5mran

4. 1other 01rs. Norman3(ana3$iti Nurhana !inti

1ahmud2

Amariah

6. Aidil 0eldest son231asked man 6 A#ham

7. 5man 0second son3daughter231asked woman /3Angel 4 8ing 9i

+. Fitri 0youngest son231asked man / $hafik

:. 1asked woman 43Alicia3;achael


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Character Analysis

MAJOR CHARACTERS

Mrs. Norman/Hana/Siti Nurhana binti Mahmud

1rs. Norman is the tragic main character. $he was originally a confident and strongwoman. (owever, she is easily influenced !y failure and the people around her. (er faith

is shaken to the core when she is forced to address the pro!lems in her family from which

she has turned a !lind eye to over the years. (er depression grows as she fails to copewith new revelations that will alter her personality and her life completely. As the play

progresses, her personality turns from a meek, powerless character to one who gradually

gains inner power that is dark and psychotic due to stress and pain caused !y her familymem!ers.

Mr. Norman

A violent and short-tempered man of over!earing personality. (is oppresivenessovershadows his wifes personality and turns her into a shadow of her original self. (e

himself grapples with issues of failure and self-dou!t, as the recruitment company that he

!uilt from scratch suffered poor !usiness and eventually closed down. $ince then, he!ecame increasingly cynical and started drinking at !ars as a form of self escape. 'hen

he is drunk, his inner darkness knows no !ounds as he a!uses and uses his wife as a tool

for self-gratification.

Aidil

(e is an ungrateful son who is cunning and unscrupulous. 'hen it comes to money, heplaces himself first and does not spare any thought for his mother. (e is also dangerously

two-faced and can mislead people easily with his prim and proper attitude. )ue to his

long a!sence from home, he finds himself like an outsider in his own country and his

family. (e cannot understand his fathers violent out!ursts towards his mother, !ut doesnothing to help his mother or family at all. 5nstead, he quietly schemes to use his mother

for his own needs.

Iman

$he is a re!ellious young adult who cares a!out her mother yet does not seem to try to

help her. $he has a deep hatred for men due to her scarred e&perience with her a!usivefather and irresponsi!le elder !rother. %herefore, she looks to other women for comfort

and escape from a dysfunctional family. )ue to her secret les!ian lifestyle, she often feels

misunderstood and eventually opts to leave the family completely.

Fitri

Fitri acts as the storyteller3narrator of the story. (e is also the all-knowing character, who

seems to prophesi#e the coming events in the Norman family. (e is also an intelligent,passionate yet misunderstood teenager who is quiet on the outside !ut e&pressive and

vocal when he is alone. (e self-styles himself as a genius writer. 9et, he is e&tremely

afraid of !eing alone and does not understand the importance of family until it is too late.


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MINOR CHARACTERS

Masked men and women

$torytellers of 1rs. Normans past. %hey can !e interpreted as 1rs. Normans inner

voices. %hey also represent her inner fears.

Mrs. Maloney

A fictional character in the manuscript >am! to the $laughter. (er characteristics run

parallel to the personality of 1rs. Norman.

acheal

Another fictional character in the manuscript >am! to the $laughter. $he is 1rs.

1aloneys daughter. ;acheal is your typical mean girl. $he dresses promiscously andtalks to her mother in a degrading and disrespectful way.

Alicia

Fictional character in the manuscript >am! to the $laughter. Alicia is greatly influenced!y her sister. $he dresses and acts in a similar fashion as ;acheal.

!iana

)iana is 5mans les!ian partner. $he is also 5mans superior in the company she is working

for. From her attitude, it is easy to guess that she is the more powerful partner in therelationship. $he can !e classified as a masculine woman who wears mens clothes to

emphasis her masculine side.

An"els

?thereal messengers. %hey can only !e seen !y 1rs. Norman.

!octor

Another messenger, al!eit in human and physical form.


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Summary of Scenes

Scene #

1rs. Normans past is revealed. $he is constantly hounded, taunted and ridiculed !y her

inner fears. 'ith no one to turn to, she appears to !e physically and emotionally drained.

1rs. Norman is a victim of circumstances from !oth e&ternal and internal forces, and ahard slap from reality eventually !rings her !ack to her current world.

Scene $

1rs. Normans inner fears manifest in their physical forms which unfortunately are

mem!ers of her own family. %he family sits down to a reunion dinner !ecause Aidil, the

eldest son, has just arrived home after a long a!sence as a successful lawyer in >ondon.

(owever, all is not perfect, and the seeds of evil start to !e sown. %he first cracks appearwhen 1r. Norman, una!le to control his anger, slaps 1rs. Norman and storms out of the

house.

Scene %%he manuscript >am! to the $laughter gains importance. Fitri discovers the manuscript

and it !ecomes an o!session for him as he thinks that it is the work of a genius.(owever, as he reads through it, he is unaware that the manuscript runs parallel to events

in the real world.

Scene &

5man comes out of the closet and decides to !reak off from her family ties completely.

1rs. Norman is devastated !y the loss of her daughter, !ut she is thrown deeper into a

spiral of desperation and loneliness when she finds out that she has $tage 6 !reast cancerand has not much time to live. (er only hope is crushed when she reali#es that Aidil, her

last option, cannot offer her salvation nor kindness.

Scene '

1rs. Normans inner darkness overwhelms her. $he decides to end her life when she

reali#es that she is powerless to protect her own justice, justice that she has worked hardto attain for others as a policewoman. (owever, she hesitates, and in that time, Fitri

comes up with an alternate ending for >am! to the $laughter. 'hen the family mem!ers

find 1rs. Norman, they are consumed !y her darkness as well. 5n the end, Fitri is left all

alone. 5n desperation, he tries to change the ending to the story, !ut it is already too late.


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SC(N( #

The stage is dark. A lone spotlight shines on the center of the stage, illuminating a dinnertable with six chairs. The table is empty except for a stack of five plates. A woman is

sitting in one of the chairs at the center of the table. Her posture is of a dejected and

broken nature, with her head hanging low and arms limp.

Sfx bells chiming, sounds of a distant crowd, laughter and merriment

The woman looks up, as if surprised, and leaps out of her chair. She tries to run out but

her passage is blocked by six other men and women who enter the stage. They wear blacktights and masks with jester!like faces, prancing around in a clownish fashion. "ne of

them is carrying a small plastic tub filled with confetti and is throwing them all over the

floor and the woman. The others are laughing and blowing toy trumpets. The clownsappear happy and gay, but the woman stares at them in horror.

"ne of the masked woman steps forward. She wears a sash over her chest, is overlydramatic in her hand gestures and intonation, and speaks with a voice of authority, suchas the ringmaster in a circus#freak show.

1asked woman / @ (ear ye (ear ye >adies and gentlemen 'elcome to the greatest,

most ama#ing $(' F %(? *?N%C;9, %(? >5F? F A

FA>>?N '1AN

Sfx $ action %rum roll and flourish. The other clowns hoot, clap and cheer. Theclown with the plastic tub thumps on it excitedly like a drum.

1asked woman / @ And now, it is my honor to present to you A specimen, a

'1AN whose life has !een spent in 15$?;9 and


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1asked man 6 @ &stands behind the dejected woman'$he wanted to !e a writer of

sensational thrillers and mystery novels. Eust like Agatha *hristie.&places a book in front of the dejected woman(s face, which she

clutches like a baby'

1asked man / @ $he had even written a manuscript for her first novel. >am! to the$laughterG, she called it. But no!ody wanted to pu!lish it...

1asked woman 4 @ $o (ana decided to join the police force instead. 'hy write a!out

crime when you could live a life fighting crime instead" $he was a

strong and capa!le young woman, and she !ecame very proud of

her career.

1asked man 4 @ But then she fell in love with a handsome young man, and they

decided to get married. 0pretends to lock arms with Hana and they

march to the front center, while the others gather on the left andright while singing )The *edding +arch tune2

1asked woman 6 @ h 'hat a happy couple 'hat a !eautiful marriage 'hat cute

children they have

1asked woman / @ 4 !oys and / girl. %he perfect family. And (ana tried so so hard to

!e the dutiful mother, wife and policewoman.

1asked man 6 @ +ak+ak 'heres my school uniform""

1asked woman / @ +ak 9ou have take me to piano practice at 6 o clock

1asked man / @ 1ama, my stomach hurts...

1asked man 4 @ (ana (ana" ?h, woman 5m hungry

(ana 9es abang, 5-

1asked woman 4 @ 5nspector Nurhana %here has !een an emergency. ;eport toheadquarters now.

1asked man 6 @ +ak 5m late

1asked man / @ &snatches the manuscript from Hana(s hands and starts to tear out

pages while giggling childishly'


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1asked woman / @ 1ama...mama... &pulls at Hana(s shirt'

1asked woman 6 @ 5nspector Nurhana ;eport to (8 ;5H(% N'

(ana @ No, no...this is all not true. 5 love my family...A!ang, Aidil, 5manand Fitri...stop...stop...&covers head in hands'

Sfx static noise. -andemonium ensues. The clowns cling to Hana and the complaintsbecome louder and louder to a fever pitch until +asked +an leaps up and shouts.

1asked man 4 @ ?NCH(

He storms over to Hana and slaps her across the face. The sfx &static noise' stops

abruptly. Hana cowers on the ground, sobbing. +asked man /,,0 $ +asked woman /

move towards the table and sit down while the other two exit the stage. The four clowns

at the table remove their masks in unison, their faces passive. Slowly, Hana picks herselfup from the floor. She wipes away her tears and picks up torn pages of her book, folds

them and puts the manucript neatly away in a shelf. She then puts on a big fake smile andapproaches the table.


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SC(N( $

A typical family dinner. This is the 1orman family, and tonight they are gathered for aspecial reunion dinner since the eldest son, Aidil, has just returned from 2nited 3ingdom

after working as an accountant in a large business firm for six years. Although it is

supposed to be a happy scene, the atmosphere seems awkward and tensed as no one istalking and everyone seems to be preoccupied with something. The father, +r. 1orman, is

sitting at the head of the table, flipping through a newspaper and frowning. The eldest

son, Aidil, seems to be hard at work on his laptop. The sister, 4man, is chatting withsomebody on the phone, while the youngest, 5itri, is sitting at the table observing his

family members. There is a large textbook in front of him, but instead of reading it he

glances at each of his family members with an expression of contempt. +rs. 1orman aka

Hana approaches the table. She picks up the white plates and serves them to each familymember, starting from +r. 1orman, Aidil, 4man, 5itri, and finally herself.

1r. Norman @ 0flips paper, shakes head2 5sh ish ish. 0flips paper again and sighs2

$o many graduates, !ut no jo!s 'hats the use of studying so muchif they cant find work"

Aidil @ 'ell its not a surprise. %he ?uro crisis in ?urope has !een forcing

lots of companies to fire workers.

1r. Norman @ 'hos talking a!out the ?uro crisis" &raises an eyebrow and tut!tutsat 4man, who ignores her father' Besides, youre doing well in the

C.I, right"

1rs. Norman @ 0excitedly2 9es, tell us %ime really flies, and its already !een si&years ButAlhamdullilah, you are home now.

1r. Norman @ ?h, woman Be quiet when the men are talking 'heres the curry"

1rs. Norman @ 06uietly and timidly2 9es a!ang. 0passes +r. 1orman a plate2

Aidil @ &uncomfortably'9es, yes...everythings fine. >ife in C.I is fine, !ut

!eing an lawyer is really tiring. Nothing e&citing.

1r. Norman @ 07ontinues to stare at the paper andseems not to have heard aword2 (mph, who cares a!out the jo!" %he important thing is the

money. 1oney, haha

1rs. Norman @ Aidil, how long will you !e staying"

Aidil @ 5...5 took unpaid leave, mom...dad...$o 5 can stay as long as 5 like.

1rs. Norman @ But that is good news 'e have missed you so much. And so much

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1r. Norman @ For the worst $ee that useless little sister of yours. 5man $top

yapping on the phone *ant you see were having dinner"

5man @0-auses from her conversation on the phone2 5ts my !oss 0turns

back to phone receiver2 5m so sorry, 5ll call you later. 9eah, yeah,

sure. Buh-!ye. 0sulky face2

1r. Norman @ ;otten child. 'asted so much money sending her to university, !ut

she ended up with no jo!. 0shouts at 4man2 >ook where youreworking now A part-time clerk in a dead-end company 0 turns on

+rs. 1orman2 %his is all your fault, you stupid woman. $hes turned

out like you. (ard-headed and diso!edient.

Aidil @ ActuallyAbah, 5ve got something important to tell you-

1r. Norman @ %alk later, Aidil.

Suddenly, 5itri stands up so fast he knocks his chair over. His expression is blank, and he

clutches the textbook to his chest very tightly. All of the family members stare at him insurprise.

1r. Norman @ Fitri 'hats your pro!lem" $it down

Fitri @ 0stammers2 5- 5m not hungry. >ost my appetite.

1r. Norman @ 'hat do you mean, lost your appetiteG" $it down now and

!ehave.

Fitri @ ?&cuse me. 05itri immediately exits from right of stage while +r.

1orman shouts after him, angrily2

1r. Norman @ 'hat" 9ou dare diso!ey me" *ome !ack here, ungrateful !oy$top &is prepared to rush over and hit 5itri, but Aidil holds him

back2

Aidil @ >et him !e,Abah. (es only /:.

1r Norman @ 0wrestles free of Aidil and rushes over to +rs. 1orman, slappingher hard on the face. +rs. 1orman falls down on the floor, too

shocked to respond. 7ue sfx uncomfortable music2 Cseless mother.

%he children are all !astards 9ou cant even teach them to !ehave"

Aidil @ Abah 0shocked, he rushes over and pulls +r. 1orman away from


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+rs. 1orman2

1r. Norman @ %o hell with all of you 0shrugs Aidil off angrily and exits fromleft of stage, stomping in fury2

5man @ +ak 0hugs +rs. 1orman2 Are you alright"

1rs. Norman @ 0looks shocked and confused2 5ts- its ok. 5m fine. 0stands to stand

up but falls down again2

Aidil @ 5ve never seen Abah like that !efore. 0shakes head2 5 guess the

recruitment !usiness failure must have hit him hard. Eust like...0falls silent. Seems to be thinking about something.2

5man @ (es !een !eating+aka lot lately. And his temper is getting worse.Abang, cant you do something"

Aidil @ >ike what" 9ou know Abahvery well. (e wont listen to anything

we say.

5man @ But you saw him hit+ak.9oure just going to let it go"

Aidil @ 5m tired, and 5 didnt come home for this. (elp+akto get up. 5m

going to sleep. 0brushes past +rs. 1orman and 4man, picks up the

laptop on his table and exits left of the stage2

4man helps +rs. 1orman up and they walk over to the table with 4man supporting +rs.

1orman.

1rs. Norman @ %hank you dear.

5man @ 5ts ok,+ak. Are you sure you want to stay here" r do you want togo to the !edroom"

1rs. Norman @ 0exhausted2 No, 5ll stay here. 9our father might come !ack later...

5man @ 'hat" 5 cant !elieve this, he slapped you and youre still waiting

for him" Eust lock him out of the house

1rs. Norman @ )ont say that a!out your father

5man @ 0sarcasticly2 9es, and what a perfect father he is. Beating his wife,

then going out to drink and fool around in !ars" $eriously mak, dont


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give me that face. )ont think 5 dont know where Abahhas !een

going every night.

1rs. Norman @ >eave me alone. 9oure giving me a headache. &buries head in

hands'

5man @ Fine, ignore me then. %his family and its useless men. And a mother

who is a policewoman !ut too weak to even fight !ack

4man turns to leave, but suddenly there is a loud crash from the left side of the stage. The

women jump, then look at each other. 4man rolls her eyes.

5man @ $peak of the devil Now the youngest child has gone cra#y too, huh04man leaves the stage from the right2

Stage becomes dark. A lone spotlight shines on +rs. 1orman as she sits at the middle ofthe table alone with one hand on her forehead and with her head bowed.


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SC(N( %

The dim overall light fills the stage. 5itri paces 6uickly in from the left side of the stage.He moves closer to the book shelf, picking out books and the manuscript in Scene / in a

hurry. *hen he is done, he looks unsatisfied and knocks the bookshelf over with a crash.

Then, while carrying the stack of books and moving to front centre stage, he looksthrough the books casually, talking to himself and dropping the ones that he does not like

on the floor with a loud thud. The books fall hapha8ardly on the floor but he does not

care. He seems to be completely self!absorbed. 4n the centre stage, +rs. 1orman is stillin her previous position at the end of scene , but she neither moves nor seems to hear

the noise 5itri is making.

Fitri @ 0*hile using different tones of voice. He is obviously impersonatinghis family members.2 h Alicia. %hank you for the dinner and gift

last night. 5 really wasnt e&pecting such special treatment.G &throws

book on floor'5man $top yapping on the phone *ant you see

were having dinner"G &scrutini8es another book, then throws itaway' Father, 5ve got something important to tell you-G &throws

another book' )%o hell with all of youG 0throws all of the books onthe floor and sighs angrily2 %his house is full of crap. ?ven the !ooks

are crap.

5itri kicks the pile of books he has dropped angrily. He then bends to pick up one of them.The cover of the book says )9amb to the Slaughter. 4t is written in marker pen and in

flowy, feminine handwriting, so it looks more like a manuscript than a published book. He

then walks over to the table, grabs one of the chairs and moves it to front center stage,just before the ledge. He takes out a small notebook and pen from his pocket, tucks the

pen in his ear and sits on the chair in the pose of :odin(s )The ThinkerG

Fitri @ 0Addresses the audience2 But %(5$ %his is the work of a genius

0taps a finger on his right temple2 $hhh )ont you ever tell anyone.

5 went through hell, sweat and tears just to get this secretmanuscript. %here is no name on it, !ut it must have !een created !y

someone who understands the art of writing. Ah, to think there had

!een genius in this family all along, !ut for sure this person wont !e

as smart as me (ahaha

*ith a face of pure concentration, 5itri opens the book, licks his index finger and flips

through it until he finds a particular page. He then stands up, walks towards +rs.1orman and proceeds to read in a loud and emotive voice, with a more high pitched tone,

as if a narrator or a storyteller would. As he talks, sfx of book flipping.

Fitri @ And everyday 1rs. 1aloney would wake up and resume her duties

as a faithful housewife, no matter how much she wanted to escape.

$he started to hide the scars from her a!usive hus!and under long

sleeves and skirts. ?nduring the pain was something she could


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handle as long as the children did not know the truth.

As 5itri reads, +rs. 1orman &as +rs. +aloney' stands up. She picks up the dishes on the

table until there are only two left on the table.

1rs. 1aloney @ ;achael )iana Breakfast is ready.

:achael and %iana enter from the left side of the stage. They appear to be high schoolgirls, yet their uniforms are altered and hiked up to show skin. They wear fashionable

boots instead of school shoes, and they look as if they are more ready for a party than to

go to school. They walk over to the table in typical diva swagger, chewing gum and

looking smug as they eye +rs. +aloney from head to toe.

;achael @ >ook how pathetic she is.

)iana @ 0giggles2 %hat look is like, so :s

;achael @ 1a, did you forget to change your clothes since you were 46" 0;othgirls laugh loudly2

1rs. 1aloney @ Hirls, 5 told you not to wear your uniforms like that.

)iana @ >isten to the cra#y !itch talk %his is what we call FA$(5N, 1ama.

Not your ugly long skirts that sweep the floor while you walk.

;achael @ %hese mini skirts are what the !oys wanna see. &flips %iana(s skirt,

and %iana swats at :achael(s hand playfully. They both giggle

obnoxiously. '

Fitri @'ow, these two girls are so slutty, 5 tell you 'hen 5 read this !ook

my imagination is running wild But they treat their mother like shit,you know"

)iana @ 'ait a minute. h my god, what is this" 0picks up a plate on the

table2

;achael @ >ooks like #om!ie !rains. Crgh

1rs. 1aloney @ 5ts muesli and raisins. Now eat your !reakfast !efore youre late for

school.

;achael J )iana @ 1uesli 0They look at each other like they have discovered a new

joke and laugh again2

)iana @ 5d rather have 1c)onalds than this. 0drops the plate on the floorwith a loud clatter2 >ets go ;achael. &;oth girls troop out of the

stage.'


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;oth :achael and %iana troop out the stage. +rs. +aloney collapses into a chair, buries

her head in her hands again and starts to sob. 5itri reads from the manuscript again. Sfxbook flipping

Fitri @ 1idway upon the journey of life, 1rs. 1aloney suddenly foundherself in a dark forest. (er whole world was starting to crash down.

$he was now in her mid-fourties, stuck in an a!usive marriage, and

with two disrespectful daughters who spat in her face everyday. 'hathad happened to her vitality" (er dreams and hopes" $he did not

e&pect that there was more trou!le yet to come. &sfx book being

closed'


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SC(N( &

The stage becomes dark. 5itri moves to the lower left of the stage and sits crossed legwhile reading the manuscript, once again oblivious to his surroundings. A lone spotlight

again shines on +rs. 1orman. 5rom the right of the stage, two women walk arm in arm

into the center stage where +rs. 1orman is sitting. They are 4man and her boss, Alicia.Alicia looks masculine as she is wearing a coat and tie, with hair hidden under a hat.

;oth of them seem very drunk and are inappropriately affectionate with each other. +rs.

1orman, who has heard the noise they are making, looks up with an expression of shock.

1rs. Norman @ 5man (ave you !een drinking"

5man @ 0laughs drunkedly2 %hats my mother. 0hiccup2 Alicia, doesnt shelook pitiful" 0hiccup2

Alicia @Assa0hiccup2 mualaikum, mak cik. 5m Alicia, 5mans- 0hiccup2 !oss.

5man @ And also my !oyfriend (ahaha 0blowsAlicia a kiss2

1rs. Norman @ Nonsense (ow can you-" 'ith this woman"" 5man, come here now.

0+rs. 1orman tries to pull 4man(s hand, but 4man slaps it away2

5man @ $hut up 9oure the reason 5ve !ecome like this. Always weak,

always pitiful. %hats why 5 wanted someone strong to protect me

from those useless men.

Alicia @ 5man told me everything. &hiccup' (ow many times has your

hus!and forced himself on youmak cik" 0laughs2

1rs. Norman @0Horrified, while pointing at Alicia2 9ou 9ou immoral woman. $tay

away from my daughter and my family

5man @ 0walks drunkenly to the front of the stage2 5ts no use+ak. 5m not

the daughter you think 5 am. 5ve always hated men. %hey disgust

me. 0spits on floor2 5m going to stay with Alicia from now on.

Alicia @)ont waste time with her !a!e. 9ou dont need your familyanymore. %he partys waiting for us, remem!er"

5man @ 'oohoo >ets go par-tay Bye +ak. 5ll come !ack soon to get allmy things. &laughs'

The two women link arms and prepare to leave, when +rs. 1orman grabs hold of 4manand tries to pull her away from Alicia.

1rs. Norman @ 5man $top. 9oure my daughter-aahh

Alicia @ 0+akes a disgusted face and pushes +rs. 1orman away roughly


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until she falls on the floor2 (ey %ake your hands off. $hes mine

now.

5man @ *ome on, leave her alone. $hes too weak to do anything.

The two women stagger out of the stage from the left. +rs. 1orman lies face down on thefloor, breathing heavily. Sfx slow heartbeat, with the +uslim call for prayer in the

background. +rs. 1orman gradually sits up. Her face is tear streaked and full of anguish.

1rs. Norman @


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1rs. Norman @ No, no...9ou must have made a mistake. (e cant let me die

Angel / 0right2 @ %(? >ord is all-knowing.

Angel 4 0left2 @9C must !elieve that (e has !etter plans for you.

1rs. Norman @ 0desperately2 But my life has !een nothing. 5 am nothing. All those

years wasted. 5 had so much that 5 wanted to do

Angel / 0right2 @ %he >;) is All-knowing.

Angel 4 0left2 @9ou 1C$% !elieve that (e has !etter plans for you.

1rs. Norman @ 0pacing up and then2 5 must talk to Aidil. 1y !eloved son will know

what to do.

Angel / 0right2 @ %he >ord is A>>-knowing.

Angel 4 0left2 @ 9ou must B?>5?D? that (e has !etter plans for you.

1rs. Norman @ )amn you, angels of death 'ith a >ord that is so unforgiving, even

the )evil does not seem as !lack as he is painted. Aidil Aidil

The angels and the doctor leave the stage from the left, as the angels keep on debating)The 9ord is all!knowing. )


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1rs. Norman @ %he doctor says 5 have less than 4 months. $he also said that 5 should

write my will so that-

Aidil @ A will hoho. 9es. 0his eyes light up2 A will. (ave you told the

others"

1rs. Norman @'ho"

Aidil @h come on,Abahand 5man and Fitri, who else"

1rs. Norman @No, as the eldest son, 5 thought you should-

Aidil @9ou havent told anyone Beautiful, !eautiful. 0rubs his hands in

glee2 5 think we should get down to work then.

1rs. Norman @Het down to work on what"

Aidil @%he will (as your age finally caught up, or is the cancer makingyour !rain more muddled than you already are"

1rs. Norman @Aidil"

Aidil leaps out of his chair and rushes to get pen and paper. *hen he returns, he is

grinning widely like a businessman who has seen a new money!making opportunity. He

sit down and starts to write on the paper, completely ignoring his mother.

Aidil

@

Alright +ak, as your legal advisor and eldest son of the Norman

family, 5 would strongly suggest that you put me as the main!eneficiary, which entitles me to at least KL of all your remaining

assets under my name...

1rs. Norman @ But 5 didnt call you here to-

Aidil

@

And of which the remaining /L will !e used as your funerary

e&penses...

1rs. Norman @ Aidil, youre not listening to me.

Aidil @ And 5 shall also !e legally responsi!le for the distri!ution of your

assets to anyone who !ears the Norman family name, which includes

of courseAbah, 5man and Fitri...Alright )one. Now if you couldsign here-

1rs. Norman @ A5)5> 5 'AN% % $


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Aidil gives his mother a pu88led look. Then he starts to laugh in her face.

Aidil @ (ahaha $he wants to spend her last days in the C.I. (ahaha

1rs. Norman @ 0annoyed2 'hats so funny a!out that" 9ouve !een living there for

si& years.

Aidil @ 9es e&actly $i& fa!ulous years in a >ondon apartment overlooking

the %hames. 5 was a cele!rity lawyer until 5 was caught fakingdocuments to help a client who em!e##led money from his company.

And all of this happened !ecause of the ?uro crisis (ahaha

1rs. Norman @ 'hat do you mean- caught" Aidil 5 thought you were-

Aidil @ 9es,+ak. 5 was filthy rich, !ut not anymore. 5 lost everything !ack

then. And now youre asking me to take you to the C.I." (aha No,

youve got it all wrong. 5 need 9C; money to take me !ack to theC.I. %hink a!out it,+ak. 9ouve only got less than 4 months, !ut 5

have at least 7 more years $o do the right thing and leave yourmoney with me. 0He gets up and walks out the right side of the

stage, all the while laughing to himself2


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*hen Aidil has left, +rs. 1orman is all alone. She looks exhausted. Slowly, she climbsonto the table. There is no other light on the stage except for the only spotlight shining on

her. Sfx &while +rs. 1orman climbs on the table' >erie music that is creepy and

disturbing.

1rs. Norman @ 5 have lost all hope. 5 am not yet dead, yet 5 am no longer !reathing.

"ut of her pocket, +rs. 1orman produces a gun. She starts to load it with practiced

hands.

1rs. Norman @ 1any times have 5 restored peace with this gun. isten to this, listen to this

He flips through the book frantically until he reaches the end. He reads aloud.

Fitri @ 1rs. 1aloney took up the gun with a smile on her face and she

turned to her horrified family mem!ers who stood rooted to the spot.

?ven in death and despair, she spoke these words from )ante withconviction@

1rs. Norman @)9ost are we, and are only so far punished, that without hope welive on in desire.

Fitri @ And with that, she plunged into the deepest and most darkest

em!race of (ell. %he deepest and most darkest em!race of (ell"'ell, pro!a!ly...!ut $ '(A%" $he just kills herself" 5ts like, shes

trying to escape from her misera!le life without trying to fight !ack.

And then what a!out the other family mem!ers" %he hus!and who!eat and raped her whenever he got home drunk" %he daughters who

are so se&y yet so disrespectful of their mother every single day"

'hat happens to them" No, no. No way in hell 5m gonna acceptthis. 5 will definitely change the ending of this story. Henius

0rubbing his hands2 (aha Henius...well see..


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5itri walks out of the stage with )9amb to the Slaughter clutched in his hand. His face

is lit up with a passion that is different from the indifference he has exhibited throughout

the play. As soon as he walks out, 4man returns to the stage from the left. She is dressedfashionably and is pulling a large suitcase with her.

5man @+ak+ak Any!ody home" 5m here to get my- aaaaahhhh

4man screams in terror when she sees her mother with a gun in her mouth, standing on

the kitchen table. She free8es with her mouth opening and closing, but no words comeout. At the same time, Aidil, who has heard his sister scream, runs in from the right side

of the stage with the will in his hand.

Aidil @ 'hat the devil is going- 0gasp2

;oth Aidil and 4man are too shocked for words. Slowly, +rs. 1orman takes the gun out of

her mouth and opens her eyes. She smiles at her children who are gaping at her.

Aidil @ 0gulps, talking nervously2+ak, calm down.


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1rs. Norman @ A!andon hope, all of you who enter here. For we are only players on

this stage

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