Language Teaching Publications 35 chuarch Road Fast Sussex BN3 2BE. In the same series: Poor Allbert Uncle Bill's will English Teaching Plays - Teacher's Notes Cassette Tape ISBN 0906717 68 X (© Langage Teaching Publications 1986 ‘Aight reserved, No pat ofthis publication may be reproduced Meliss veal ye, or tasemited, any fort by an beans, ‘Geen mecha precopig recip rhe, ot the poo permission of Lnguage Teahvng Pubbicaions, Performance permission emai o perfor ths pay by students schon hereby given. Any professional company should seek permission from Language Teaching Publications Doing a play is fun! Tama teacher ofglsh in Denmark, {wrote this play for my stadens They wanted play with policemen and bhrgles where they cou be funy and laugh You an ead this play ie a story =a story in conversation ‘oor teacher wl ve you one character fead Don just {ink about your cheer, Listen tall the characters ‘Then jou wil beable to say your lines with more meaning SayyouroWa ines again and again andl they sound natal Say them andl ou don have to hk about hem Perhaps you wil decid to lean the pla by hese and pa tna performance = fr the rest of the schoo efor your pores Til ake sx ofan work ut a go Doing py fun - nd takes you feet good. es great doing something ia ont of other people sd seeing them there are two extra -ason for doing a ply. First, twill help you to speak better Secondly, other people will understand you, and this will make you feel berter when you speak English Remember ~ ecading and aeting ina play is fun! KajThe Empty Safe Act In the restaurant of the Richmond Hotel ‘Act2 In Mr Profits Office Act3. Im the restaurant of the Richmond Hotel Me Bighelly The manager ofthe Richmond Hotel ‘Me Snoop. The famous detective Miss Wiggle Awiaifress Sleepy ‘A customer in the bar Baton ‘4A police oficer Mrs Broom cleaning lady MrLoveborde 4 customer in the bar Mr Profit (Owner ofthe Coffee Pot Construction Company Miss Sweetsmile Mr Profifs secretary MeLongtalke 4 businessman Miss Skylark nightclub singer MesPatricia The ealous wife of Mr Projit Moonlight A security guard Daydream = secirty gant Act 1 ‘Be Restaurant ofthe Resmond Hote ibe acl oft age trea bart lasses and ote, ‘ewer of tea ever ites andson chats the mn enoaniolst ergo, Totelea ‘or laat nt tn then Neb door tei al lao cure trogh Wc th gern ener the die bbe nding bond th bar Sey iiting at table ead nespepor tn ront of bn her ia oy ‘lth alan pepe ap owes trou nema BIGBELLY Hello, how are you? SNOOP Very well, thank you. And you? BIGBELLY Fine, thanks. Aren'tyou tired? I's rather late, SNOOP No, not tal, Do you think I could have a ‘cup of cofice? BIGBELLY Yes, justa moment... Miss Wiggle! Hello. Miss Wi WIGGLE ——_(entersjrom htcben) Did you call? BIGBELLY Yes, did... cup of cofie for Mr. Snoop, ‘our great detective, WIGGLE —_ How are you, Me Snoop. Please sit down, (Snoop sts doun atte table next 0 Sleep ‘Sleepy snores. Snoop looks around to see ‘where the sound has come from Sleepy snores ‘again. The newspaper inks. Snoop looks at ‘im, SNOOP Ise. WIGGLE Do you take sugar? SNOOP No. WIGGLE Mill?SNOOP SNOOP WIGGLE ‘SNOOP WIGGLE, SLEEPY SNOOP No. ‘Would you like a cake ora sandwich with ‘your coffee? ‘Asandwich, please. A ham sandwich. Fl being your tea as fast ast can, Coffee! I sid coffee! (waening up) ‘Oh, Oh, Oh, who's dead? Oh, 014, 0, uns dnd > Dead? A.coffi.... someone was talking about a coffin, weren't they? ‘No, no, nobody's dead No coffins. Go back to sleep. lLbring your coffee, sorry. Ah, coffee! Yes. Im not dead, (Steepy bides Dobind bis newspaper Miss Wigele brings a cup and sacerto fe Snoop's table. She isnervots Her hands shaking) Just ake it easy Slow down, fcan wat ‘There's no tush, ‘Oh no, Me. Snoop. It won't be fong (She exits through the Riteben door) BIGBELLY SNOOP BIGBELLY ‘SNOOP BIGBELLY SNOOP BIGBELLY SNOOP BIGBELLY SNOOP BIGBELLY SNOOP BIGBELLY SNOOP BIGBELLY SNOOP SLEEPY SNOOP SLEEPY So youtte notin a hurry, then? ‘No. Tm off duty now. Hasit been ahaed day? No. Noattacks? No. No robberies? No. No bombs? No. Nomunders? No. Noassassinations? No, no crimes, no criminals. Nothing at ll yet. Inother words, a pleasant day? No, deal. Crime’s my job... and I ike to be busy. not too busy, just busy. Crime can happen anywhere ~ even here ~ even in the Richmond Hote} - even inthis very ‘oom! You never know. (Sleeps newspaper sides onto tbe table ‘Slepy has fallen asleep again.) ‘May I borrow your paper? Stay oocrow ’ orrow your paper (Sleepy wakes up.) ‘The pepper? Yes. of course (Sleepy passes the pepper to Snoop.) Here you are. Som I didn’ aso de pepper. You didn? I thought you did (Str ides beh ineuspaper) (iggle enters witha tray) ere you ae, Mr. Snoop. Your coffee, your sil your sugar