The Closed House
Tragedy, grief
- Drama
- Two-hander
- 3 min
- Female role
- Adult
- Intermediate
Casting
7 lines- LUI Male role, Adult
- ELLE Female role, Adult your role
Excerpt
(An empty room. Two suitcases. Neither is open.)
LUI
You didn’t have to come back.
ELLE
Yes I did. Someone had to close this house. You never could.
LUI
I sat with him to the very end. Where were you?
What you can do with it
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In these selections
The same text, elsewhere
Close to this one
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The Last Train
You’ll miss it if you keep talking to me. I know.
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The Corridor
You didn’t have to come all this way. That’s exactly what you used to tell Mum. “No need.” And she didn’t come.
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The Division
We said: each of us takes one thing in turn. No fighting. You already slipped Dad’s watch into your pocket, Paul. I saw you.