Fosse: Plays Six by Jon Fosse Page A

still
    somewhere
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    continues
    that is and that isn’t
    at the same time
    THE OLDER MAN
    You’re just talking now
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Just talking
    THE OLDER MAN
    Yes you’re just saying things
    Short pause
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    There’s nothing to see here
    THE OLDER MAN
    No
    Short pause
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    And is there someone here
    THE OLDER MAN
    It doesn’t feel like it
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Can you see anyone
    THE OLDER MAN
    No
    no no one
    There’s no one here
    just us
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    I’m scared
    THE OLDER MAN
    It doesn’t feel dangerous
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    No it can’t be dangerous
    can it
    THE OLDER MAN
    This is just somewhere to be
    The Older Man walks forward a little, he looks around, stops, he turns towards The Older Woman
    There’s someone here
    I think there’s someone here
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Yes
    Pause. The Shipmaster turns towards The Older Man
    THE SHIPMASTER
    Oh Dad
    Are you here
    I haven’t seen you for a long time
    Dad
    The Shipmaster turns to The Older Woman
    And you
    Mum
    How lovely to see you again
    Pause. The Older Man and The Older Woman look bewildered at each other
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    to The Older Man
    Why don’t you come over here to me
    THE OLDER MAN
    Yes okay
    The Older Man walks over to The Older Woman
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Touch me
    I’m so scared
    I must feel that I’m here
    quite short pause
    that I’m awake
    THE OLDER MAN
    We are awake
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    We’re not dreaming
    THE OLDER MAN
    No
    no not exactly
    Pause
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Please won’t you touch me
    THE OLDER MAN
    Yes okay
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    But well it’s
    yes so long since he disappeared
    vanished
    yes
    breaks off, short pause
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    It’s not him
    He’s not our son
    You can see that
    You can hear that
    THE SHIPMASTER
    But Dad
    But Mum
    Quite short pause
    Don’t you see me
    Don’t you want to talk to me
    THE OLDER MAN
    Come let’s go
    The Older Man takes The Older Woman’s arm. They stand there .
    Long pause .
    THE SHIPMASTER
    But Mum
    But Dad
    quite short pause
    don’t you see me
    It’s me
    Your son
    Don’t you see me
    Pause
    THE OLDER MAN
    We can’t stay here
    We must go
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    No it wasn’t him
    of course not
    THE OLDER MAN
    No
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    I should recognise
    my own son
    THE OLDER MAN
    No
    it wasn’t him
    short pause
    but why did he call me Dad
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    And me Mum
    THE SHIPMASTER
    But Mum
    but Dad
    don’t you see me
    It’s me
    It’s your son
    THE OLDER MAN
    Let’s go
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Yes
    Quite short pause
    Let’s leave this place
    We can’t stay here
    Short pause
    And why can’t he let up
    he just keeps at it
    THE OLDER MAN
    He’s not my son
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    No
    no of course not
    THE SHIPMASTER
    But Mum
    but Dad
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    We can’t stay here
    THE SHIPMASTER
    Mum
    THE OLDER MAN
    We must go
    THE SHIPMASTER
    Dad
    THE OLDER MAN
    But where can we go
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    At least we have to go
    THE SHIPMASTER
    Mum Dad
    I’m talking to you
    don’t you see me
    Me
    your son
    Short pause
    It was so good to see you again
    Short pause
    But don’t you see me
    Quite short pause
    Why don’t you answer me
    Quite short pause
    I’m talking to you
    but you don’t answer me
    quite short pause
    what’s wrong with you
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Let’s go
    THE OLDER MAN
    Yes
    yes let’s go
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Because here
    we can’t stay here any longer
    THE SHIPMASTER
    Mum Dad
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    I don’t like it here
    we have to go
    we have to be somewhere else
    THE OLDER MAN
    Yes
    quite short pause
    we’ll go now
    we’ll go somewhere else now
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    Somewhere where it’s good to be
    THE OLDER MAN
    Yes
    THE SHIPMASTER
    I’m so happy to see you
    Quite short pause
    And how nice that you finally wanted to come on board my ship
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    We must hurry up
    We must get away from here
    THE OLDER MAN
    Where shall we go
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    There’s always somewhere
    to go
    THE OLDER MAN
    But where
    THE OLDER WOMAN
    I don’t know
    Short pause
    Don’t you