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Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

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Page 1: Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

Writing a playscript

Page 2: Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to the wind outside..

Fred: Ooh its so windy out there, do you think it might rain as well?

Bob: (Shrugs his shoulders) Dunno.

Fred: Not very talkative tonight are you? What’s up? Bad day at work?

Bob: (Huffs and stretches legs out) Yeah, not the best.

Fred: I was thinking about my office, (looks up to the ceiling) all that hard work and stuff to do..

Bob: Yeah but that’s waiting for tomorrow, lets watch the footie.

Setting the scene

Page 3: Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

It is a dark, cold night and Fred and Bob are sitting on a green park bench. The street lights are dim and the sound of the traffic can just be heard in the background.Fred: Ooh its so windy out there, do you think it might rain as well?

Bob: (Shrugs his shoulders) Dunno.

Fred: Not very talkative tonight are you? What’s up? Bad day at work?

Bob: (Huffs and stretches legs out) Yeah not the best.

Fred: I was thinking about my office, (looks up to the ceiling) all that hard work and stuff to do.

Bob: Yeah but that’s waiting for tomorrow, lets watch the footie. Characters, when they speak you don’t need speech marks!

Page 4: Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

It is a dark, cold night and Fred and Bob are sitting on a green park bench. The street lights are dim and the sound of the traffic can just be heard in the background.Fred: Ooh its so windy out there, do you think it might rain as well?

Bob: (Shrugs his shoulders) Dunno.

Fred: Not very talkative tonight are you? What’s up? Bad day at work?

Bob: (Huffs and stretches legs out) Yeah not the best.

Fred: I was thinking about my office, (looks up to the ceiling) all that hard work and stuff to do..Bob: Yeah but that’s waiting for tomorrow, lets watch the footie. Stage directions, tell the actors what to do on stage.

Page 5: Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

It is a dark, cold night and Fred and Bob are sitting on a green park bench. The street lights are dim and the sound of the traffic can just be heard in the background.Fred: Ooh its so windy out there, do you think it might rain as well?

Bob: (Shrugs his shoulders) Dunno.

Fred: Not very talkative tonight are you? What’s up? Bad day at work?

Bob: (Huffs and stretches legs out) Yeah not the best.

Fred: I was thinking about my office, (looks up to the ceiling) all that hard work and stuff to do.

Bob: Yeah but that’s waiting for tomorrow, lets watch the footie.

What the actors say. (Dialogue.)

Page 6: Writing a playscript. It is a dark, cold night Fred and Bob were sitting on the sofa watching football and thinking about their days and listening to

It is a dark, cold night and Fred and Bob are sitting on a green park bench. The street lights are dim and the sound of the traffic can just be heard in the background.Fred: Ooh its so windy out there, do you think it might rain as well?

Bob: (Shrugs his shoulders) Dunno.

Fred: Not very talkative tonight are you? What’s up? Bad day at work?

Bob: (Huffs and stretches legs out) Yeah not the best.

Fred: I was thinking about my office, (looks up to the ceiling) all that hard work and stuff to do.

Bob: Yeah but that’s waiting for tomorrow, lets watch the footie.