Jon Fosse - Fosse - Plays Six

yes

yes read it

He stands and fumbles with the note, looks at it

Read it one more time

You were married to a

Pause

HE

reads

Whore

SHE

Good

That’s a good boy

And then

then you must say

yes what was her name

yes her

that

that whore

yes

yes say it

why don’t you say it to me

say it

quite short pause

no

no don’t say it

quite short pause

let it be gone

let’s leave it behind

her name shall not exist

in Rambuku

of course not

short pause

for there

finally

she is gone

finally she no longer exists

quite short pause

there’s no room for her

in Rambuku

very sad

and soon everything’s gone

do you understand that

don’t just stand there

look around

can’t you see Rambuku is coming

but look

come look

Look

He looks around

yes

yes finally the day has come

when you shall see Rambuku

you see that

don’t you

of course you see that

I know that you

can see that

I know that

quite short pause

so don’t

quite short pause

don’t

She writes, tears off the note, hands it to him

don’t look around

quite short pause

look at the note

He looks at the note

But read it then

Read

Pause

HE

reads

I’ve lived here

But soon I’ll live in Rambuku

SHE

nods

That was good

so good to hear

Short pause

Read it one more time

please

let me hear you read it again

yes

Pause

HE

reads

I’ve lived here

But soon I’ll live in Rambuku

SHE

Thank you

Thank you that was beautiful

quite short pause, she puts the pad and the pencil in her bag. She walks over to him and strokes his hair

But you

my

quite short pause

my good boy

my good old boy

She puts her arm under his arm, they stand like that, arm in arm, long pause

yes

quite short pause

yes that’s how we stood

do you remember

we stood like this

quite short pause

and then we walked inside

quite short pause

into the church

She smiles a little to herself and leads him slowly forwards

do you remember

this is how we walked

they stop, stand still. Long pause. She lets go of his arm, walks a little away from him

No

quite short pause

no perhaps you don’t remember

quite short pause

no of course you don’t

quite short pause

But no one can remember here

quite short pause

no one can be here

quite short pause

and we have been here

always been

always here

quite short pause

year in and year out

have we been here

Pause

But read what I wrote in the note

Pause. He fumbles with the note

HE

reads

Whore

SHE

And the other note

Pause

HE

reads

I’ve lived here

But soon I’ll live in Rambuku

SHE

Read what the first note says

Pause

HE

Whore

SHE

Read it one more time

Pause

HE

reads

Whore

SHE

Read it yet one more time

Pause

HE

reads

Whore

Pause

SHE

Now read what the other note says

Pause

HE

reads

I’ve lived here

But soon I’ll live in Rambuku

SHE

Yes

Short pause

It makes me

quite short pause

yes happy

when I hear you say

that you’ll soon live

in Rambuku

Short pause, she takes a pile of sheets from her bag, leafs through them, hands him one

Read

Pause

HE

reads

And when she came towards me

I saw that she was the most beautiful woman

I’d ever seen

the way she moved

her eyes

the enormous song welling up in her

SHE

Yes

Pause

Keep reading

HE

reads

I could not imagine being with

any other woman

quite short pause

she was the most beautiful

Pause

SHE

Keep reading

Pause

HE

reads

To him there would never

be anyone else

He was sure of that

Pause

SHE

No

She goes and takes the sheet of paper from him. She looks at him, reads

She was such a beautiful woman

She looks at him

She is such a beautiful woman

Pause

Yes

Pause. She puts the sheet back in the pile, finds another sheet, puts the pile back in her bag and hands him the sheet she has selected and He looks at the sheet, stands and looks at it

Read

quite short pause

why do you just stand there

and look and look

Read

Long pause

HE

reads

I see that the mountain opens up

and out of the mountain comes a man

a young beautiful man

and he walks quietly forwards

he is beautiful

dressed in a black suit

he stops

Rambuku enters, dressed in a black suit

he stands calmly

and looks around

then he seems to become a little restless

a little worried

almost

he stands and looks down

and then a woman comes walking towards him

She walks towards Rambuku

and he walks towards her

Rambuku walks towards her

and when they see each other

they walk quickly towards each other

they meet

and they embrace each other

She and Rambuku embrace each other, pause

they stand like that for a long time

short pause

then they let go of each other

She and Rambuku let go of each other

and the man says

It’s been such a long time

RAMBUKU

It’s been such a long time

pause

SHE

Yes

RAMBUKU

But finally

we’re together again

SHE

Yes

Yes it has been a long time

Short pause

RAMBUKU

I never thought we’d meet again

short pause

that we would find each other again

SHE

Neither did I

RAMBUKU

And now we meet

short pause

finally we meet

SHE

Yes

RAMBUKU

Yes

SHE

Where have you been

RAMBUKU

But you know that

SHE

Yes

quite short pause

yes I’ve missed you so

RAMBUKU

And you are so beautiful

SHE

I’ve dressed up for you

Today

this very day

I dressed up for you

and it’s you

who shall take me with you

to Rambuku

quite short pause

today it shall happen

today Rambuku shall

open up

quite short pause

yes

quite short pause

I knew you’d come

that today was the day

when you’d come

quite short pause

For Rambuku was coming

today

RAMBUKU

Yes

Pause. Rambuku and She take each other’s hands and lead each other around

SHE

But