ABSTRACT
Botius Ian McDiarmid Opina Harriet Walter The Rat, The Mother Stephanie Fayerman The Man, Agent of the Police, Hooligan Bill Stewart Prostitute Louise Middleton Taxi, Hooligan, The Horse David Schaal
MUSIC: Matthew Scott
DIRECTOR: Mike Pearce
FIGURES AND COSTUMES: J and G Middleton, wire figures by Colleen Magennis
SCRIMS AND LANDSCAPES: Annabel Keatley
LIGHTING Gren Middleton
SKY CLOTH David Welsh
STAGE: Jolyon Havinden
SOUND RECORDING: Graham Harper
ADMINISTRATOR: Adam Brett
BOTIUS A PHILOSOPHER OPINA HIS MISTRESS THE MAN HER LOVER THE RAT A LOCAL OF THE HOOLIGANS THE DISTRICT TAXI PROSTITUTE AGENT OF POLICE THE MOTHER A Skull ANOTHER BOTIUS A CARTER THE HORSE PREGNANT WOMAN OLD MAN BABY
BOTIUS: My mistress How I love her Love The word hardly suffices Is such a miserable monosyllable for (OPINA enters.) This Wound She Makes This Riot In Tranquility (She examines him with love.) What do you love in me Say Repeat our catechism of desire… (She yearns for him.)
OPINA: You are the single man of my most cherished dream I did not dare to think you might exist I did not dare. Because of you I can confess my innocence. I can unbrick myself And throw back my doors Don’t die therefore
BOTIUS: Die? OPINA: You talk of dying all the time BOTIUS: Do I?
