Script

Tig: pass two glasses over

Esme: get them yourself
Tig: oh, don’t be so boring Esme
Esme: we shouldn’t be doing this
Tig: but yet what fun it is that we are? Now I would like to propose a toast if that’s alright with
you.
Esme: like my opinion would make a difference
Tig: for Eto and Orrin, peace be upon them
Esme: peace be upon them
(Sisters clink their drinks, Esme drinks her glass in one go)
Tig: whoa! Slow down girl, this isn't a race
Esme: I Just don’t want them catching us
Tig: well, I am not drinking this glass by myself, so let's see you do that twice.

(Tig pours some more champagne into Esme's glass)

Esme: I miss them as well you know

Tig: I never said you didn’t

Esme: yes, you did, in a way

Tig: I refuse to let you spoil my fun Esme. Now drink

Tig: Orrin

Esme: Eto

Tig: oh tunnnneee! Listen to this tune!

(Tig jumps up onto table and begins to dance)

Esme: okay, now you are just asking for trouble

Tig: well, bring it on then. Let's have it

Esme: get down man

Tig: get up man

Esme: tig!
Tig: you're a better dancer than me, show me some moves

Esme: I'm not getting up there

(Tig finally comes down)

Tig: you are really getting boring in your old age, Esme. I hope you know that

Esme: I'm just looking out for you

(pause)

Tig: you game?

Esme: what you want?
Tig; just help me
Esme; to do what girl?
Tig; cover our brother innit
Esme: will you jam your noise please?
Tig; no one can hear us, it’s a club
Esme: you are going to listen to your big sister once
Tig; you are older by one year, don’t play the big un
Esme: leave it tig. Do you understand me?
Tig; I can't
Esme: could you at least try?
Tig; no.
Esme: you and your no's. you love saying it 24/7
Tig; I don’t love saying it. I say it when I believe it.
Esme: the police will come. Let them take it
Tig: it?
Esme: sorry.
Tig: what do you mean it?
Esme: him. Orrin. Our brother, happy?
Tig: do I look?
Esme: you wear me out man
Tig: Creo can fuck off. Hes our brother Esme, you can't forget that. I don’t want people saying I
didn’t care about him.
Esme: you'd go against Creo?
Tig: why not?
Esme: Hes the law round here
Tig: whether Hes fam or not, I'm not listening to Croes bullshit law.
Esme: are you forgetting what happened to our dad? Shamed, disgraced, got blinded and that.
What about mum? Finding out her husband was also her son. No wonder she hung herself!
Now we got our brothers going out killing each other. Face it girl, our family aint right.
Tig: it breaks my heart to hear you say that.
Esme: everyone is saying that. All our lives they’ve been saying that.
Tig: you shouldn’t listen.
Esme: hear me out, were all that’s left of our so-called family girl. What you think Creo would
do if we went against him. Think man, keep our heads down and do what Creo says just for
now, yeah?
Tig: yeah, you should just stand around with your apron and your knickers cleaning after him. I
will just have to go and cover my brother myself, ennit. So, what if I die?
Esme: you are not going to die, stop it. You haven't flapped your gums to anyone else about this
have you?
Tig: no, but you can
Esme: you really don’t know me at all do you?
Tig: tell the whole of Thebes for all I care
Esme: will you listen to yourself? Like you're summin now! Little brave Antigone, she has no
fear.
Tig: you better believe
Esme: but you should be, should be pissing Yer pants, shaking in Yer boots.
Tig: you must have the wrong sister, girl.
Esme: now, you know what that’s like
Tig: es, look
Esme: no. You are not doing this, you can't
Tig: watch me
Esme: its impossible
Tig: Esme, just leave me yeah. Don’t make me hate you as well.
Esme: you'll die.
Tig: if I die, I die.
Esme: what is it about this family that the gods seem to have it in for us man?
Tig: I don’t give a Rass neck about the gods, they are not making me do this, I am. You think I'm
afraid es? Cos you'll be right
Esme: well, go then, do what you have to! I don’t know any other girl as loyal or as stupid or as
mad as you