The company has made a lasting impact on new writing in this country … a quick glance at this year’s activities alone gives you some impression of the extraordinary scale of Out of Joint’s work”

The independent

To stay fully informed, join Out of Joint’s mailing list by sending your name, address and postcode (no stamp required within UK) to:

Mailing List, Out of Joint,

FREEPOST LON11065, LONDON N7 8BR

or contact: tel 0171 609 0207 fax 0171 609 0203

email: [email protected]

Board of Directors: Kate Ashfield, Linda Bassett, John Blackmore (Chair), Elyse Dodgson, Sonia Friedman, Stephen Jeffreys, Paul Jesson, Karl Sydow.

Out of Joint is grateful to the following for their support over the past five years:

The Foundation for Sport and the Arts, The Baring Foundation, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The Olivier Foundation, The Peggy Ramsay Foundation, The John S Cohen Foundation, The David Cohen Charitable Trust, the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England, The Prudential Awards, Stephen Evans, Karl Sydow.

Out of Joint international projects are supported by The British Council

Some Explicit Polaroids

Characters

Helen
Nick
Nadia
Victor
Tim
Jonathan

A slash in the dialogue (/) is a cue for the next actor to start their line, creating overlapping dialogue.

Scene One

Helen’s Flat

Nick and Helen. Nick is very wet.

Helen Nick. Fucking hell. Nick.

Nick Hello Helen.

Helen Fucking hell.

Nick I tried to ring you.

Helen You’re / wet.

Nick Wet. Yeah. It’s raining.

Helen Right.

Nick I tried to ring you. Let you know. But I was there and I couldn’t work out how to get the money in and there’s a girl behind me and she says ‘they only take cards’ and I’m like cards? What the fuck does she mean ‘cards’?

Helen Listen I have to –

Nick I’m soaked. I need to change my / clothes.

Helen Nick, I was on my way out.

Nick I thought maybe you still had some of my gear …

Helen Sorry?

Nick Something I could change into?

Helen Nick. I threw it all away.

Nick What? All of it?

Helen All of it. Years ago.

Nick Right. Right. I see. You look smart.

Helen I’ve got a meeting to go to.

Nick Kid in the lift tried to sell me smack. Must have been about seven. I said: ‘You shouldn’t be selling drugs at your age.’ And he said: ‘How else am I gonna buy a PlayStation?’

Helen There’s a lot of that goes on.

Nick What the fuck is a PlayStation? How’s your mum?

Helen Dead.

Nick Right. Right. But the council let you –

Helen I bought it

Nick Yeah?

Helen Yes. I bought the flat from the council. Alright?

Nick Fucking hell Helen.