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The Man is sketching his girlfriend, the Other Woman, while she sits wearing a scarlet dress. As he draws, she begins to ask him questions. The Man has declared his love for her, but the Other Woman is still figuring out his motives. She is deeply attracted to him but knows that he put up barriers she cannot cross. She has also discovered another drawing of a woman wearing the same dress but with her face scratched out. The Other Woman realizes that she is the latest in a string of women who
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START: THE OTHER WOMAN. So come on. So who invented it? Fly-fishing. Who thought it up?
THE MAN. ‘There is a river called Astraeus, which floweth midway between Berea and Thessalonica – ’
THE OTHER WOMAN. Are you quoting now. Is this a quote?
THE MAN. ‘ – in which are produced certain spotted fish – ’
THE OTHER WOMAN. Oh God it is –
THE MAN. ‘ – whose food consists of insects which fly above the river – ’
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END: THE OTHER WOMAN. Next door. Under the bed, in the box there’s a framed drawing. A drawing of a woman. She’s sitting here in this chair. She’s wearing a scarlet dress. Her face has been scratched out.
He holds her gaze. Slowly. He looks away.
She goes in to the bedroom. She reappears with her small suitcase.
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THE MAN. Please. Don’t go.
She looks at him. She approaches, kisses him on the forehead.
THE OTHER WOMAN. I hope you find her. Whoever she is.
Jez Butterworth, The River, NHB Modern Plays, electronic edition, 2012, pp.48-56
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