<< * 143 . SIMON GRAY : BUTLEY . PLAYS AND PLAYERS , AUGUST
1972 . XV P. . FIRST PERF. : 140771 . CHAR. : 01 BEN BUTLEY
, 02 JOSEPH KEYSTON , 03 MISS HEASMAN , 04 EDNA SHAFT , 05
ANNE BUTLEY , 06 REG NUTTALL , 07 MR GARDNER , 08 STUDENT >>
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< AN OFFICE IN A COLLEGE OF LONDON UNIVERSITY . $
ABOUT 10 IN THE MORNING . $
THE OFFICE IS BADLY DECORATED ( WHITE WALLS , GREYING , PLAS
TER BOARDS ) WITH STRIP LIGHTING . $
THERE ARE TWO DESKS OPPOSITE EACH OTHER , EACH WITH A SWIVEL
CHAIR . $
BEN'S DESK , LEFT , IS A CHAOS OF PAPERS , BOOKS , DETRITUS
. $
JOEY'S DESK , RIGHT , IS ALMOST BARE . $
BEHIND EACH DESK IS A BOOKCASE . $
AGAIN , BEN'S IS CHAOTIC WITH OLD ESSAYS AND MIMEOGRAPHED SH
EETS SCATTERED AMONG THE BOOKS , WHILE JOEY'S IS NEAT , NOT
MANY BOOKS ON THE SHELVES . $
ON EACH DESK THERE IS A TABLE LAMP AND IN FRONT OF EACH DESK
A HARD CHAIR . $
THERE IS ONE TELEPHONE , ON BEN'S DESK , THE FLEX OF WHICH I
S LONG ENOUGH TO REACH JOEY'S DESK . $
THERE ARE A FEW HA . . .
