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    Twists And Turns: A Play
    Twists And Turns: A Play
    Twists And Turns: A Play
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    Twists And Turns: A Play

    By Kenechukwu Obi

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    This play is a journey through the lives of a loving British couple, their son and that of a woman who used to be their son's Nanny. At the heart of the play is Dale's newly-found uncontrolled ambition..... but will he realize that he is on the wrong path and avoid a big error that will haunt him for the rest of his life?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenWrites
    Release dateApr 21, 2022
    ISBN9791221325072
    Twists And Turns: A Play

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      Book preview

      Twists And Turns - Kenechukwu Obi

      TWISTS AND TURNS

      A play

      By

      Kenechukwu Obi

      CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

      DALE

      NANCY

      RICHARD

      JANE

      JOHN

      KEVIN

      KATY

      LADY

      CROWD EXTRAS FOR AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SCENES

      ACT 1

      SCENE ONE

      The stage becomes illuminated, and what is seen is Dale in his London home. He is seated with a glass of brandy in his right arm. Dale is in a bad mood. He takes a sip and keeps the glass on a table in front of him. He then scratches his head and springs up from his seat and begins to saunter about as he thinks. He soon saunters hands akimbo and shaking his head in sorrow.

      DALE

      (Suddenly stops sauntering and yells) What is this? When will I be able to kick-start this life of mine?

      (Dale strides to his seat and gets seated. He keeps starring at his glass of brandy until anger moves him to pick it and smash it on the floor. Dale then strides away looking absolutely furious.)

      Lights fade and silence prevails for a while until the laughing voice of Nancy, Dale’s wife, comes alive. Then the stage gets illuminated again. Nancy is revealed seated and laughing. Her hands are carrying a picture Album. Nancy stops laughing and continues to admire the pictures in the album with a smile on her face, as she flips through.

      NANCY

      It is amazing to see how certain times, periods and moments of our lives are captured in pictures.

      (Raises her head and slowly shakes it around in delight) Oh . . . I am now taken down memory lane.

      (Smiles. Now looking at the pictures) Interesting! Pictures really say a lot of words. (Bursts out in laughter)  Oh look at Dale and me. See how we were full of youth. (Bursts out again in laughter) Oh! That is Rooney, my son, right in the hands of that nice Nanny we used to have. What is her name again? (Thinks a bit) Yes! I remember! Yes . . . . Katy. She has since moved on and paid her way through the University. The University of East London if I’m not mistaking. (Smiles) Look at Rooney at one, relaxed in her arms and sucking from his feeding bottle. Oh . . . dear . . . . .

      (Rooney soon enters and distracts his Mother, who is now looking up at him. Rooney is bouncing a football on the ground as he goes to his Mother. Nancy is unimpressed.]

      Rooney! This is not a football pitch.

      ROONEY

      I know that. (Quickly grabs the ball)

      NANCY

      I can see you are going out to follow your dream.

      ROONEY

      You are right, Mummy. I have skills to develop. Our coach said I could be great. He said I could even play for my country like Wayne Rooney.

      NANCY

      And you really want to be like Wayne Rooney?

      ROONEY

      Sure!

      NANCY

      (Delighted) Go ahead, Rooney, and become a football Star. Good luck. (Smiles and faces the album.)

      ROONEY

      Thanks, Mummy. (Observes Nancy) What are you looking at? (Goes closer to Nancy to see for himself.)

      NANCY

      You remember Katy, the Nanny that took good care of you when you were little?

      ROONEY

      (Starring at Katy’s picture with interest) Yes. I haven’t seen her in years. (Enthusiastically) You know where she lives?

      NANCY

      I do. She is still here in London.

      ROONEY

      (Thrilled) And, Mummy, can I see her?

      NANCY

      For what? It was only two months ago she came visiting us.

      ROONEY

      I know but I’ve taken a liking to her because you’ve always told me she took good care of me.

      NANCY

      Of course she did. I will give you directions anytime you are ready. (Laughs) You will help me extend my regards.

      ROONEY

      (Very excited) I will. (Withdraws from Nancy) Mummy, I’m about to be late for practise.

      NANCY

      You had better hurry.

      [Lights fade, and there is silence. The stage gets illuminated again. Dale storms in furious and screaming.]

      DALE

      When will I be hired? What sort of treatment is this that life hands to me? People go out there and get lucky. I go out and the whole of London is against me.

      (NANCY ENTERS)

      NANCY

      That is what you think, but is not correct.

      DALE

      (Yells) What sort of bad luck is this? Look, Nancy, I am sick and tired of my condition! (Gets seated)

      NANCY

      That is the reason why you don’t have to give up the search!

      Nancy pulls up a moody and dejected-looking Dale from the seat he is sitting on.

      NANCY

      No . . . . . Don’t give up. Good luck will come your way someday.

      DALE

      Luck? (Trots away from Nancy) Where is that Luck? (Trots back to Nancy and yells) That thing you call luck must be mad! Why has it departed from me? That thing you call luck hates me. Why must it continue to feed me with its bad side and ensure that I go out there and never get hired?

      NANCY

      (Pulls Dale’s hands) I know good luck will find you someday. You are good and quite skilful. Keep searching, Dale. I know that one day a job for a chef that you are will come up.

      DALE

      (Cuts in) Spare me that entire sermon! When? (Yells) When? You’ve been saying this same thing for the past one year that I’ve been out of work.

      NANCY

      Have I been complaining? (Gently) Look, Dale, I want you to cheer up. Let a smile come on that face of yours.

      DALE

      (Chuckles) There you go sounding ridiculous. What kind of business could a smile have on the face of a man without a job? It has been a year since I last had money I earned myself. Now get the picture, Nancy. (Yells) Is it not sad that I cannot even go out in search of this long elusive job without your giving me money?

      NANCY

      Have I been complaining?

      DALE

      Oh . . . . I should then make my face a place where all smiles reside and go on partying because you are not complaining?

      NANCY

      I love you, Dale. Let’s be happy. My own job will support us till you get yours. I don’t mind whatever sacrifice I have to make to ensure that this household carries on. Let’s be a happy unit in spite of your state.

      DALE

      (Throws a quick glance at Nancy) Really? Your job of thirty pounds a week?

      NANCY

      Remember that has been sustaining us.

      DALE

      But not enough to have us as we should be living.

      NANCY

      I understand your worries. The family car was sold because we couldn’t afford to keep maintaining it. And our son, Rooney. He dropped

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