After Miss Julie

Scene 1

It is late at night and John arrives back at the house after a long journey driving the master of the house to London. The Labour Party have just won a landslide election victory, removing Winston Churchill from office. He mentions to Christine, the cook, that he stopped in at the barn on the way to the kitchen and saw Miss Julie dancing her socks off with all the servants. Christine wonders why John was there also and teases him about his interest in Julie when he reveals that she made him dance also. However, she fondly takes care of him and serves up his dinner. Julie arrives looking for medicine for her dog, which Christine has made up. While she waits, she asks for another dance from John and the couple disappear back to the barn. John finally returns, by which time Christine has fallen asleep. Upon waking, she dances tenderly with John and their embrace is observed by Julie. Julie demands that John gets changed out of his uniform and she waits for him to return.