Month: May 2015

Title: Criminal Activity

Scene 1: The crime

Tim: “We can’t do this, it’s too dangerous. You want me to climb up a bank, lock pick the window, get as much money as I can and then jump down. Plus we’ll probably go to prison for at least 30 years if we get caught.”

Samuel: “We’re not going to get caught because it’s 1 o’clock in the morning and no one can see us. Remember you get 50% of the money you steal, (pausing) so it’s worth it. Are you up for it?”

Tim: “Alright fine, but I want the money as soon as I get down…OK.”

Samuel: “Yes master. (laughing under his breath) Wait, before you go take this walkie talkie.” 

(Tim takes the walkie talkie then climbs up the building)

Tim: “There’s so much money here (whispering).“

Samuel: “Na you don’t say, it’s a bank! (talking to himself)“

(Tim gets his bag and starts raiding through all the safes rummaging for money. He then climbs back through the window)

Samuel: “Alright Tim. Throw it down then jump.”

Tim: “Are you mad? I’m taking this for myself, nothing for you!”

(Tim jumps down and lands in a bin, he jumps out and starts running. Samuel pulls out a gun and starts chasing after him)

Samuel: “I SWEAR I’M GOING TO KILL YOU WHEN I CATCH YOU!”

Samuel:”COME HERE!”

(Woman walking, sees Tim running and Samuel chasing him with a gun. She calls 999)

Woman: “There’s a man chasing another man with a gun!”

Police Officer 1:”Where are you mam?”

Woman:”I am in Union Avenue, SE1, Elephant and Castle.”

Police Officer 1: “I’ll be there right away.”

Women: “Thank you sir.”

(5 minutes later 5 police officers turn up)

Police Officer 1: “We are going to tape down this area to make sure they don’t escape, I’m also going to send 4 police officers to search the area.”

Police Officer 2: (as he runs he sees Samuel running holding the gun) “Hey you come here!”

Samuel:”Oh no”

(Police Officers 2 and 3 chase Samuel whilst Police Officers 4 and 5 chase Tim)

Police Officer 3:”We got them sir”(holding Samuel in cuffs whilst Police officer 4 holds Tim)

Scene 2: The court

Judge: “Order, everyone sit down please!”(banging his hammer)

(Everybody sits down and stops talking)

Judge: “Today we have Samuel Ruins versus Timothy Curlew. Are both cases ready?”

Tim: “Ready sir.”

Samuel: “Ready sir.”

Judge: “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?”

Samuel: “Yes sir.”

Tim: “Yes sir.”

Judge: “So according to Timothy Curlew, you Samuel Ruins threatened him into robbing a bank and after chased him with a gun. Is that correct sir?”

Samuel: “That is not true!”

Judge: “Is there anything you would like to say at this point in time Timothy?”

Timothy: “Yes, that is a complete lie. He was threatening me with a gun which is why when the police caught him he was armed with a gun!”

Samuel:”That is not true!”

Judge:”Okay! Please stop arguing”(banging her hammer)

Judge:”So let me get something straight, who is the criminal here?”

(Samuel and Tim pointed at each other)

Judge:”It says here that you, Samuel Ruins were seen chasing Timothy with a glock 17 and then after swore at a police man when he attempted to disarm you”

Samuel:”Are you mad! You really believe all that rubbish”(waving around his arms)

Judge:”Don’t talk to me like that!”

Timothy:”Um I believe that what you are saying is t…”

Samuel:”Shut up and stop trying to make it seem like I am th… “

Judge:”Please stop talking without my permission”(banging her hammer twice now)

Security Guard:”Excuse me sir there is someone wanting to get in”

Judge:”Let him in…”

Josh soliloquy from Joel North on Vimeo.

Josh soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.

Genre: Fantasy

Title: “IT”

I was just a teenager when it all happened…when I saw it. It was big. It was ugly…And I hope that I never see it again. I was eating a McDonald’s apple pie when the first strange thing happened. The local bakery (that I usually buy my crispy bread from) had a sign on it saying “DON’T LOOK BACK”. I thought Tony (the owner) was just messing around, so I turned around but nothing happened. I ignored this and carried on down the road. As I crossed the road, I heard a whisper in my ear saying “DON’T LOOK BACK”. I turned around but no one was there. That was the second thing that just was not right.

The next day I told my friends at school. They said that I was going crazy and I should try to forget about it. At lunchtime I was walking in the library when I saw Mrs.Garner drop a pile of her work. I went over to help but when I got there I realised that there was a book with the title “DON’T LOOK BACK”. I stopped in my tracks staring at the book. Why did I keep seeing these three words. Did it mean something? Was it meant to be some kind of joke? Or was I just going crazy?

I walked home with David (my best friend) that day. I was going to prove to him that I wasn’t going crazy. When we got to the bakery, there was a boy around the same age as me and he was taking the sign off the window. I suspected he worked there and I just hadn’t seen him before so I carried on walking. “Are you David McCarthy” he said. “Yes I am, why” answered David. “Come with me” said the boy.”We’ve been expecting you”. David tried to punch the boy in the face but he ended up punching through him. We were both very scared. We both started running but then we were hit with something heavy. Something similar to a cricket bat.

When I woke up, there was slobber all over his face. Like an animal was dribbling on me. I sat up. I was in some kind of emerald hut. David was lying next to me. A woman came into the room. She was with a species of a dog or cat. To be honest I couldn’t even tell if it was a dog or a cat. All I new was that it had four legs, was brown and it had one black eye and one red eye.” Are you alright master” she said. “Yes” I answered. “The carnies have been waiting for you and now you are finally here”. I was confused and scared at the same time. I didn’t know where I was, what a carnie was, and most of all…what did all this mean?

I got up and went outside…….there, standing in front of me was one thousand maybe two thousand purple creatures. My jaw dropped. My mind was processing what i had just seen. “hooray he’s finally here” they said. They treated me like a king. I slapped myself so I could wake up but this only lead to pain. What I was seeing was actually real. A man pulled me aside. “I am Douglas and this is my wife Barbara”(this was the woman who called me master). They told me everything about this place and who these creatures were. They told me that the same thing happened to them and they were going to kill me. “DON’T LOOK BACK”.