Scene extracts The following scene extracts from Neil Bartlett’s adaptation could be used as a memory aid for students, or for students to use to act out key scenes from the production.
24 Scene extracts
1. Mrs Poole’s monologue: Well yes Doctor, it was; nearly a whole year later god bless us. Doesn't time fly! Anyway; there was this housemaid, apparently – the papers said – and she'd gone to bed, about eleven o'clock, as you do – and it had been cloudy, you see, but then there was a moon, you see – and she was looking out the window, as you do – and suddenly coming down the lane there was this rather small sort of a young gentleman, the papers said – and he was approached, if you get my meaning, Miss, by this other man – who was an older gentleman, you see – white hair, Miss, and all very distinguishedlooking... and anyway, they got talking – and about what Miss the police never specified, if you know what I mean – and the next thing, the little one goes quiet all of a sudden, goes all very impatient and offended-looking – and he has this cane, see, a sort of a gentleman's fancy walking-cane... and well he sort of clubs him. Gets him right down on the ground, would you believe – hits him so hard he actually breaks the cane! And then, would you believe it , he tramples him –
