The Dead Dogs (Oberon Modern Plays) by Jon Fosse

Author:Jon Fosse [Fosse, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781783196272
Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: 2014-03-26T00:00:00+00:00

Second Act

III

The morning after. THE YOUNG MAN is looking out of the window and THE MOTHER is looking at him.

THE MOTHER

Don’t stand there and look at it

yes at that grave you’ve dug

or whatever I should call it

you could’ve buried your dog somewhere else

not right outside the living-room window

THE MOTHER laughs exasperatedly

No it’s unheard of

bury the dog

in the middle of the night

and then bury him

right outside the living-room window

THE YOUNG MAN

There weren’t a lot of places

THE MOTHER

But

not right there

Short pause

And you don’t need to stand there all the time

and look down on the grave

Yes

THE YOUNG MAN

No

Pause

THE MOTHER

So don’t stand there

then

THE YOUNG MAN

Why can’t I stand here

THE MOTHER

I don’t like it

THE YOUNG MAN

You don’t like it

THE MOTHER

No I don’t like it

THE YOUNG MAN

What’s wrong with me standing here

THE MOTHER

I don’t like it

I said

THE YOUNG MAN

But I like it

THE MOTHER

You like it

THE YOUNG MAN

Well I’m standing here

THE MOTHER

So stand there

then

Pause. THE SISTER enters and THE MOTHER looks at her, shakes her head

THE SISTER

Yes I suppose we should get going soon

THE MOTHER

to THE SISTER

He’s just standing

there

THE SISTER

Yes

Pause

Yes well

he is

Pause

Yes we

quite short pause

I suppose we should get home

got to pick up the kids

my mother-in-law’s going to the doctor

THE MOTHER

Are you in such a rush

THE SISTER

Yes we’ve got to pick up the kids in good time before

twelve o’clock

THE MOTHER

Yes

Pause

THE SISTER

Yes

short pause

if only he could come now

so we

THE MOTHER

breaks off

To THE YOUNG MAN

But come over here

Don’t just stand there

Talk to your sister

before she leaves

THE SISTER

to THE YOUNG MAN

Yes I’ve got to go

in a minute

short pause

if only he could come

THE MOTHER

But he went for a walk

your husband did

THE SISTER

Yes well

and of course he’s not coming back

in time

he said he was only going for a short walk

down to the fjord

down to the shore

Short pause

Why isn’t he coming

THE MOTHER

He’ll be here in a minute

THE SISTER

But he said he was only going down to the shore

going for a short walk

And then he’s away for so long

THE MOTHER

He’ll be here in a minute

you’ll see

THE SISTER

He couldn’t have forgotten himself totally

THE SISTER looks at the window where THE YOUNG MAN stands and looks out

To THE YOUNG MAN

Can you see him

THE YOUNG MAN doesn’t answer

To THE MOTHER

It’s always like this

Pause. THE SISTER walks over to the window, looks out

Yes it’s nice here

when it doesn’t rain

at least

The fjord and the mountains

It’s a nice day

yes

short pause

and the fjord is almost dead calm

Short pause

And there

on the road there

there he is

your childhood friend

that

yes Leif

THE YOUNG MAN

Yes

THE SISTER

Perhaps he’s coming up here

Short pause

No he seems to be walking past

THE YOUNG MAN

Yes

Pause

THE SISTER

It’s a nice day

so today you could

yes you and he

that Leif

could go out fishing

Didn’t you have a date for that

THE MOTHER

Of course you do

And Leif

he walked past down on the road

THE SISTER

Yes

THE MOTHER

Yes

quite short pause

it’s a nice day

Short pause

It’s in the winter especially

at its darkest

yes then it can be hard here

But spring’s nice

And the autumn can finally be nice

as well

THE SISTER

to THE MOTHER

Yes

that’s how it is

But

he has to come now

that husband of mine

yes if he doesn’t come soon

I’ll have to go and look for him

THE YOUNG MAN

I think

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