JOYCE SITS NEXT TO HER SON. HOSPITAL CONSULTANT MR WILSON (COULD BE PLAYED BY ACTOR PLAYING VERNON) ENTERS AND SITS OPPOSITE THEM.
MR WILSON: Mrs Stanton, and is this your son, Mr Stanton?
JOYCE: No Martin’s a Merry. My previous partner...
MR WILSON: Nice of you to come with your mother Mr Merry (Mr Wilson looks down and
turns papers in Joyce’s medical file,he looks at Joyce). We have your test
and scan results...it’s not good news I’m afraid. That lump we could feel is
a growth on your left kidney, there’s some cancerous tissue on your left
lung too. That would explain the coughing and breathlessness. Have you
ever smoked? (Joyce shakes her head) Lived with a heavy smoker?
MARTIN LOOKING LIVID STARTS TO SPEAK. JOYCE PUTS A HAND ON HIS AND STOPS HIM.
JOYCE: And there I was thinking it was the Toilet Duck!
MARTIN: Is there anything you can do?
MR WILSON: (Shakes his head while looking down absently flipping through the papers)
It’s inoperable. But we can offer Mrs Stanton paliative care.
MARTIN HOLDS AND SQUEEZES HIS MUM’S HAND.
JOYCE: When your numbers up your numbers up. I’ll never get those summers in the
conservatory though and I’d like to have seen you in charge of the
business. Sorry love.
MR WILSON: The MacMillan nurse will be in touch. Is there anything else I can help you
with?
JOYCE: The conservatory.
MR WILSON: Sorry?
JOYCE: Will I have time to get my conservatory finished? I’ve been waiting five years.
MR WILSON: Get the work done sooner rather than later.
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Houseproud - A Play
HumorA black comedy written some time ago as a short theatre play using limited sets and a very small cast. Apologies for the weird paginating I did try to correct it but after saving the changes it only looked worse! So I'm not going to fiddle with it a...
