Characters
Joyce's sister
Marlene
I do think, I do wonder - it would have been nicer if Walter hadn't had to
Griselda
Marlene bought Angie one.
A dress
Backbone
Spine
The instructions from the playwright for performing
Stage directions
Isabella's sister
Hennie
My big son die on a wheel. Birds eat him.
Gret
The first of Marlene's guests to arrive.
Isabella Bird
Asylum
Loony bin
The place where actors act
Stage
Lady Nijo's priest lover
Ariake
Our Marlene's got far more balls than Howard, and that's that
Nell
Marlene's new job title
Managing director
When somebody tries to recruit you for a job
Headhunt
The objects that actors might need
Props
She wore a plum-red short-sleeved gown
Lady Nijo's daughter
I don't care greatly for working with women, I think I pass as a man at work.
Louise
Angie calls her a 'slag'
Kit's mother
Synonym for crazy 'B...........'
Bonkers
Something the character says that the audience hears but the other characters don't
Aside
He was a dairy man and he drank
Joyce and Marlene's father
Who's been eating my porridge ?
Win
He had a heart attack
Howard
When your leg goes numb
Pins and needles
The front part of the stage
Apron