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Hey, you.

Can we talk upstairs?

We have a bit of a situation this afternoon.

It's probably a birthday girl. Hey, happy birthday, Sophie.

Thank you. Hey, listen, some of us are going out for drinks after the show. Why

don't you come along?

Yeah, we'd love to, sure. Yeah? Fantastic.

Fantastic. Okay, well, break a leg.

See you, Sophie.

Yeah, can we talk upstairs for a minute?

I think there's something we have to sort out this afternoon.

You mean scene four, don't you?

It's just falling apart there.

It's just screwing up the whole Tony-Lola relationship.

Yeah, I know.

I think we're better than this.

Yeah, and this is a big afternoon for you.

Yeah, it is.

But, you know, it could be for you too if things go well today.

Yeah.

I really am having trouble staying in the moment.

I know.

Yeah, I just can't believe that Lola could do that, that she could move her

whole life to Berlin, to another country, in the pure hope that Tony's

going to come.

Yeah, but never mind all that.

You're a woman, you fall in love with a guy, you just throw yourself into that

act of love.

Yeah, OK, but I'm not Lola, I'm me.

Well, true, that kind of throwing yourself in with abandon.

So maybe not really you.

Don't know about that.

Wait, do we have a few minutes?

Yeah, we've got some time. Can we just run through it?

Okay. Let's say the audience is over here.

So, I'll sit on the bed here.

Yeah.

Tony comes in.

Puts his case down. I take your hand.

I kiss you twice.

You both go onto the bed.

So we sit on the bed.

We roll on our sides, which is really awkward.

I kiss down the side of your body. So you say, I don't know what to say. I

say, say I can stay.

And that's the end of the scene.

Look, do you not think this would be a bit more natural?

For example, if I'm here.

Would it not be a bit more natural if I managed to get you here?

So you want to change things now?

Yeah, sure, why not?

I don't think Marcus is going to be very happy about this. Marcus is taking the

afternoon off.

His job's done once the show's up and running, so don't worry about him.

I've got a great idea.

Let's improvise the whole of the love scene. From when I take your hand, and

we'll see how the blocking comes out.

What, you want to improvise it?

Like, no, that is not how things are normally done. Oh, why not?

I mean, we do it on the show all the time.

It loosens us up and it forces us to listen to each other again. Yeah, but

that's television and this is theatre. It's completely different.

You can't just change things in the middle of the run and people are

counting on us.

It's just not professional.

But we were the only two in the scene and we're the only two affected by it.

Apparently, we're the only two that care that it's being screwed up just now.

Look, this play deserves better than we're giving it.

And we'd be changing it only better to serve our art.

Come on, you can do this.

What are you afraid of?

Well, there you are.

Only have half an hour to get ready for backstage call.

Okay, so what are we doing?

I don't know.

Let's do something.

Come on.

Wait. Wardrobe said that your regular robe isn't done yet, so we're going to

be using this one this afternoon.

Break a leg.

I'm not going to be a fly guy. Hey. Hey.

It is completely dead out there. No line at all yet.

Good show yesterday.

Oh, really? Trust your instincts.

Did you take the master class at the advanced school? I was thinking about

taking it if it's not too much work.

Yeah, I did.

It's good. It's not easy, but it's worth the work.

Didn't you actually take it twice?

Yes.

Please, you could teach him by now.

How hot does it have to get before they cancel the matinee?

No one comes when it's this nice. Hey, girls. Hey.

I saw there's some tabloid guys outside asking me if I want to comment on what

it's like working with our big soap star, Dani.

Don't talk to those people. I didn't, but I could have said it's a dream come

true, but I wish I was Mariah, because then it would be a wet dream come true.

I heard at the box office downstairs today that there's some big talent agent

from New York here to see Daniel.

Apparently she's on holiday and heard about the show.

Then Daniel must be nervous for a change.

I'll bet you he would love to make a dick in the States.

You know what else I heard? I heard that Steffi got some London talent agent to

go to her last show, and now he's representing her.

And you know, she wasn't even playing the lead.

Well, good for her.

Steffi's right.

I guess sometimes you've really just got to go for it.

Things change.

They're bound to change. It's inevitable.

I mean, you know, one minute you're in my town, I'm the man, you know, the

guy, the breadwinner, the... Well, look, if you break down a relationship... Is

she here?

Yeah, she's just over there on the right, the one with the dark hair and

the glasses.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

You know, you guys are doing really well today.

Yeah? Yeah. I was watching scene two from the wings, and it looked really

good. Yeah.

You know what I was thinking?

You might be better than he is.

And besides,

you deserve a chance just as much as he does.

with the non-native

I didn't think you'd come.

What about her?

All I can think about is you.

Mm.

Thank you.

I don't know what to say.

Hey. What happened out there?

We were finally serving our art.

Good answer.

Ten minutes to final curtain, and I have a note for Daniel.

She wants to meet after the show.

Great, congratulations.

Apparently, she wants to meet you too.

Good show.