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What things do you want me to tell you?

He’s coming tomorrow

What things do you want me to tell you?

He's coming tomorrow. Yep, tomorrow.

Hey! It’s me.

I'm in Australia.

Got here fine.

Hotel’s okay.

Small room though.

You’d hate it.

I wasn't sure

whether you’d want to hear from me.

I'm doing great.

Give me a buzz

if you feel like it.

Evening, everyone.

Hi, gorgeous. Hey, man.

Hi, where are you?

That doesn't look like your apartment.

You're not in New York?

No. I'm sorry.

I'm in LA.

Good you’re not far away.

Yeah, and I'll be back as soon as the play gets going again.

I promise.

Okay.

Shall we dive into it?

Hey, mum.

How are you?

Why didn't you call when you landed?

I'm sorry. I was, um...

buggered from jet lag.

Did you get into the hotel okay, love?

Is it nice? How’s the food? I hear they give you dreadful meals.

It's all fine, mum.

The food's crap, but I'll live.

I can make some meals and drop them off, Toby.

Will they allow that do you think?

Maybe a few salads?

Thanks, mum.

But it's okay.

I’ve got your old room all set up and ready for you, love

Don't go to too much trouble.

It's not for long.

Yeah, okay love.

How's Adrian?

He coping okay?

It's a shame he couldn't come with you.

Mum, I already told you.

He's busy with work.

He wanted to come, but he couldn't.

He sends his love.

Oh I love Adrian.

Send mine back yeah?

I should get going, but are you going okay?

Darling, I need you to do your father's eulogy.

Toby?

Yeah okay, mum.

Whatever you need.

You’re finally done avoiding me I see.

I'm sorry,

Have I called too late?

No it's fine.

So, show me your room.

- You going nuts yet? - Hmm

Aww babe that looks really nice.

Check it out though,

someone left some stuff in here.

That's gross. You should complain.

Yeah, and it's so weird.

The shirt was just, like, hanging in the cupboard.

It's like, how did the cleaners miss that?

So, are you going to be okay in there for two weeks?

I mean, they don’t let you leave the room right?

Yeah, it's really strict, but I'll be fine.

Okay babe, are we gonna talk about it?

I thought you were going to tell them.

I don't want to go through the whole

sorry for your loss bullshit.

I can get through this, be here for mum

and be back in time for the play.

And also Matthew will freak out if he knows I'm all the way over here.

It's just easier this way.

You can't just pretend everything's fine.

Tobin...

This is not going to be like you’re only chance to have your big break

okay?

You know that, right?

Yeah.

So, have you talked to Adrian

since you got back?

You think that you will?

Maybe.

He dropped me at the airport.

I cried at him.

It was gross.

Like, honestly, like I'm.

I'm sure he couldn't wait to get rid of me.

He's already put up fucking thirst trap pics on his Instagram.

He's probably really upset too, you know.

I doubt it.

Tobin...

Umm hello? Where did you go?

I can't see you.

I downloaded Grindr.

Okay.

Isn’t that a little bit soon?

I need a distraction.

It's like a video game with hot guys.

Okay.

Just take it easy though

because, you know, you're still in shock.

Check out who I'm talking to.

Oh my God.

Okay.

Oh my God!

Fuck...

Guys who look like that

they can just, like, float through life

getting whatever they like with zero fucking problems.

The person in the room before me left some things here.

What items were left?

A shirt, some cufflinks and, a pair of underwear.

I'm very sorry about that, sir.

Leave them outside your door and someone will collect them.

One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain,

your mother received seventeen gentlemen callers!

Why, sometimes there weren't enough chairs to accommodate them all.

How did you entertain those gentlemen callers?

I understand the art of conversation.

I know you do.

Pause there. Tobin, the line is

I bet you could talk.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

That's okay. And more energy.

I understand the art of conversation.

I bet you could talk.

Girls in those days, they knew how to talk.

How many do you suppose we're going to entertain this afternoon?

I don't believe that we're going to be receiving any, mother.

What? No one?

Not one?

Not one gentleman caller.

It can't be true.

There must be a flood.

Or maybe there's a tornado.

Well, it isn't a flood

There’s not a tornado, mother.

I'm just popular like you were in Blue Mountain.

Mother’s afraid I’m going to be an old maid.

Yes?

Hi sir, it’s Kylie at reception.

Were you still planning to put those lost property items outside your room?

Concierge says there's nothing to collect.

I put them out, but no one collected them

Oh apologies, sir.

Will you put the items out again?

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you everyone for coming.

What is there to say about him?

What is there to say about...

My father

he was...

Hey, mum.

How are you coping in there?

Yeah I’m fine.

How are you?

I'm sick of everyone asking me that.

I had coffee with Jenny Peterson yesterday.

Anyway, her son’s doing really well.

Toby

are you drinking?

There’s not much else to do.

It's not a good look, darling.

Who cares, mum?

It's not even 10 a.m.

Your father used to drink at that hour.

Hey! Hey

It’s night there, right?

You going okay?

Tobin...

What's going on?

I'm.... I'm seeing things

I think.

What?

I'm probably just tired.

No, what are you seeing?

Oh, nothing.

I'm just being silly.

You probably just need some sleep, babe.

My mum told me I’d end up like my dad today.

Seriously?

Yeah.

She thinks I'm going to be a...

sad old loser like he was.

I’m sure she doesn't think that.

You know,

when I came out to her

she was

totally fine with me being gay.

But you know what upset her?

She said she was so worried

for how lonely I'd be.

That I’d end up...

Anyone can be lonely.

It's not just reserved for the gays.

I should probably sleep. I'm just...

I'm too tired.

Yeah.

- Anyway... - Yeah, get some rest, babe.

I will, I love you.

Love you.

- Night. - Good night.

Hello?

Oi!

Get back in your room!

Did you just knock on my door?

No. You need to get back in.

Did you see someone go into my room?

No one's going into your room except you.

all right? So you need to get back in your room now,

and you're not allowed to come out.

Concierge.

My key card slot for the electricity

I think it's faulty.

My keycard keeps falling out.

Sorry to hear that, sir. Is the keycard

not going in properly?

No, no, no, it goes in okay

it just keeps popping out.

Right. Okay.

Sometimes when cards get loose, we can use a bit of tape to secure them in

I can send some up if you like.

There's not another room I could move to instead maybe?

You’re not allowed to leave the room at all, sir.

He’s coming tomorrow. Yep, tomorrow.

What things do you want me to tell you?

He's coming tomorrow. Yep, tomorrow.

Yes, mother.

You think I'm crazy about the warehouse?

You think I'm in love with the continental shoemakers?

You think I'm in love with the continental shoemakers?

I'd rather somebody picked up a...

Hey, mum, I'm just rehearsing at the moment.

You work too much. You should go look out the window once in a while.

Is it something important?

It is actually.

Great.

I was having coffee with Jenny Peterson yesterday.

You remember Mrs. Peterson?

Anyway, her son Liam, that.

- you know from grade seven. - Yeah, you already mentioned.

All right.

Jenny was saying that Liam’s good friend

Patrick works at the Brisbane Arts Theatre.

Okay.

Yeah.

Tell them I’d be happy to give a talk there

No, love.

They have an ushering job available there.

It’ll give you something to do

while you're here.

I'm not ushering.

I'm not an usher, mum.

I think with everything going on it’ll

be good for you to stay a bit longer, don’t you?

Well, I know you’ll miss Adrian, but I'm sure you'll be fine.

I'm perfectly capable without Adrian.

What's that supposed to mean?

Mum, I've got to rehearse.

I'll talk to you later.

Listen,

you think I'm crazy about the warehouse?

You think I'm crazy about the warehouse?

You think I'm in love with the continental shoemakers?

I'd rather somebody picked up a crowbar and battered out my brains

then go back mornings. I go!

Fuck!

Every time you come in yelling that goddamn

‘Rise and shine, rise and shine!’ I say to myself

how lucky dead people are.

Okay.

Okay.

Why, listen mother

if self is what I thought of, I'd be where he is

gone.

Why, listen mother

if self is what I thought of, I'd be where he is

gone!

Don't grab at me, mother!

Don't grab at me, mother!

Where are you going?

- I'm going to the movies. - I don't believe that lie!

Tobin! Off book!

Sorry, Matthew.

I was just making sure

The audience sees all.

Okay.

It won't happen again.

I'm sorry.

Let's go from the top of the scene.

I think something's happening in my room.

I think something's maybe in here with me.

This shirt I showed you, I put it out, and then it came back.

And then, like, the keycard...

I fucking taped it up.

Just take a breath, babe.

Maybe it's Tennessee Williams ghost

pissed off that I'm doing his play from a hotel room.

Please just don’t give me that shit, okay?

I also saw blood...

in the bathtub.

I looked down and,

there was all this blood, and then it was gone.

Okay,

Tobin. Tobin.

Look at me, babe.

Okay.

I know you're really upset right now.

But I need you to promise me

that you’re not gonna do anything, okay?

You're not fucking listening to me!

I’m trying to fucking explain it to you!

Toby!

Okay, you are not the only one in the world

who's going through something right now, okay?

Are you fucking kidding me?

Excuse me, but my mother

went to the hospital this morning.

Okay?

And I am also struggling.

And I wish that I could help you.

But I don't know what I can do.

We are both going to pull ourselves together

Put on a face for that fucking twat at The Times tomorrow.

Yeah?

I was just wondering if it’s possible to move rooms.

I really need to move rooms. Please.

We can't do that. It's not really permitted.

Yes, yes, I know, it's just that, this room,

Who was in this room before me? Do you know?

We're not able to disclose that.

Did something happen to them?

I'm sorry,

but we can't disclose details of other guests.

Okay.

Thank you very much. You've been very, very helpful.

Hi! Sorry! Tobin, I won’t tolerate this

I'm really sorry. I’m ready to get started.

Sienna's mum's in the hospital, and she still shows up on time.

And you're living it up in some LA hotel

making us all wait for you.

You’re right, I’ve got no excuse.

All right.

From where we last left off

Off book, Tobin!!

Is there a moon this evening?

It's rising over Garfinkel's delicatessen.

So it is. A little silver sliver of a moon.

Have you made a wish on it?

That's a secret.

A secret huh?

Well, I won’t tell you mine either.

I bet I can guess what yours is.

Is my head so transparent?

You’re not a sphinx.

I'll tell you that wished for.

Success and happiness

for my precious children.

Hey mum, sorry about before.

How are you?

Yeah, I’m fine.

Not long to go now, hey?

You been keeping busy in there?

Mum...

Stop.

You’re acting as if nothing happened.

We don't have to talk about it

I know you don't want to the Theatre job. You made that clear.

No

not that.

What do you want to talk about, then?

Do you believe in ghosts?

Why are you asking me that, love?

No reason. Just forget it.

You used to think there were ghosts in the house when you were little. Do you remember that?

You were always so scared of the dark.

I had to put that teddy bear night light on for you.

Yeah, I loved that light.

I'd leave it on.

but you'd still cry out: Mum!

I'd come in and you'd have yourself all worked up over nothing

Certain that there was a ghost there.

It was probably just your Dad checking in on you to make sure you were asleep.

Mum?

Why do you think dad did it?

He thought he was alone.

So he gave up.

What is there to say...?

What is there to say about him?

My father was...

He was...

Hello, everyone!

Can you all hear me?

Hello, Joey. Hello Joseph.

Hey Joseph. Hey, all.

Hello, Joseph.

Tobin, where are you?

Is it night there?

No, no, I'm.

I'm in LA.

Just hiding from the sun.

Okay.

Thank you all very much for jumping on this call.

I've been excited for this a while now.

‘Menagerie’ has always been my favourite of William's plays.

I want to know what connects you to it.

Well, I'll start.

Amanda Wingfield is a very fascinating character.

She clings to the nostalgia of the past to escape the present, and she doesn't

want her children to be like her, but ultimately she pushes them away.

I feel honoured to breathe life into her.

Tobin, how about you?

I've loved this play since I was a kid.

I grew up in a small city

in Australia, and I always dreamed of running away like Tom did.

And and then I did in my 20s to New York City.

And hasn’t that paid off!

A lead role, that is a spectacular achievement.

Thanks.

Tobin?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay, okay.

Brock, what draws you to the play?

A lot of things, Joseph.

Jim makes a callous choice to not be honest with Laura,

but he's so much like them all. Just longing for another life.

And I have been really excited to be working with Matthew

and seeing the fresh new take he's bringing to Broadway.

Of course.

Sienna, how about you?

Well, I’ll be honest, Joseph, I didn't connect much at first.

Laura's journey felt so antiquated to me.

Fearing being an old maid.

But then Matthew and I talked about her dreams for herself.

Her hopes.

Tobin, you've gone dark.

I am so sorry.

Is everything okay?

I just I just... one second, please.

One second.

Tobin?

I really really need to change rooms.

I can’t go back in that room.

Is there someone I can talk to please?

Can I talk to someone please!

Please?

There’s no one here, mate.

John to Glen

Go ahead, John

Yeah there is a spare room.

Down the hall from this one.

You reckon we can chuck him in there?

Hey, babe. Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have lied.

You were right.

Toby, what's going on?

Tell me the truth.

I thought I could hide from it.

But it's found me.

You're a hard man to reach.

I'm so sorry.

So, you're in Australia?

I... I didn't have much choice.

- Yeah, Tobin... - The thing is, I'm really really sorry

about the article so I just wanted to say

that I'm really sorry about the article.

And I can call Joseph again, like, no worries.

I'll do the interview again. It's not an issue.

Don't worry about the article, Tobin.

We've told him not to run it.

I wanted to tell you myself.

We're letting you go.

Matthew feels like it's just not working out.

And with everything going on with you and you being all the way over there.

You can still do the online read,

of course, before you finish with us.

I'm sorry, Tobin,

It's Toby.

Sorry?

Nothing.

What is there to say?

What is there to say about him?

My father was...

My father was a sad old loser

stuck in his small town.

His life amounted to nothing.

Hello?

Hello?!

Mum!

Finally!

Why have you been ignoring my calls, Toby?

- I have been trying for hours. - Mum, mum. Just listen to me...

Can you please come get me?

Please? Can you come right now? They won't let me leave.

But I have to leave.

- I have to go now. - Toby.

Now calm down a moment.

No wonder you’re all worked up.

Mum, you have to come now.

If you told everyone what was going on, rather than just acting

like you're fine, you might have a few more people on your side.

You're not fucking listening to me!

Don't you swear at me.

Don't you dare swear at me!

Toby,

you need to stop and take a good look at yourself.

Toby?

Are you listening?

Mum...

I don’t know...

I don't know what's happening to me.

I don't know where I am.

Sweetheart,

why did you pretend everything was fine?

I didn't want you to think I'd failed.

I...

Mum?

You know on our first date

Adrian told me I was beautiful.

I feel like I waited my whole life to hear a man say that to me.

I knew it wasn't right...

But I stayed.

Because I thought...

What if I never have it this good again?

Oh Toby...

Sometimes I think...

I know why Dad did it.

When I walked into that

bathroom and I found him,

I was just so...

angry.

I thought the only way through this was just to shut it away, but...

I feel so much pain

for what he went through.

He’d been tortured his whole life.

You’re not like him, my darling.

You’re not.

I'll call you in the morning, okay?

Promise you’ll answer?

Okay, mum.

I’ll call you tomorrow.

Goodnight, my love.

Goodnight, mum.

Yes, I have tricks in my pocket,

I have things up my sleeve.

But I'm the opposite of a stage magician.

He gives you illusion

that has the appearance of truth.

I give you truth,

in the pleasant disguise of illusion.

I didn't go to the moon.

I went much further.

For time...

is the longest distance between two places.

I run into the movies or a bar,

I buy a drink.

I speak to the nearest stranger.

Anything that can blow your candles out.

For nowadays

the world is lit by lightning.

Blow out your candles, Laura.

And so,

goodbye.