Steven Berkoff Plays 3 by Steven Berkoff

Author:Steven Berkoff [Steven Berkoff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780571318452
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2014-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

SCENE THREE

Judas Stink and slime / Alone I am in a haze of stink / that with a kiss / I betrayed my master / A kiss of silver / thirty pieces / No don’t use that expensive perfumed oil on him /

Priests Stink.

Jesus I thirst.

Judas ‘Leave her be,’ he said / ‘It’s all she has / How long will I be here / She anoints me for my end.’ ‘We could sell it for the poor,’ I said.

Jesus I’m burning.

Judas ‘The poor will always be with us,’ he shouted at me / ‘I will be gone / Leave her.’ I said, ‘Don’t talk to me like that! / Not in front of the others.’ / He sits and she moulds his soft skin with her perfumed fingers / very nice! / How much / twenty? Make it thirty.

Priests That’s too much!

Jesus I hunger.

Judas That’s my lowest.

Priests Meet us halfway / twenty-five?

Judas No! Thirty, take it or leave it!

Priests You’re a hard man / Times is hard in the trade / We are not dripping exactly with wealth.

Judas Thirty!

Priests Give him the thirty pieces of silver!

Judas He doesn’t care / To tell the truth I am doing him a favour.

Jesus I’m afraid.

Judas Without me there’s no show / Without me the prophecies can’t come true / He needs help / He needs me / He needs me / He wants it / the nailing / It has to be / nails piercing through sinew and splintering the bone / The blood spitting out in waves from the ruptured pipes / A great crimson spray / the swollen ankles turning blue / The look of it / He’s always if you like, been attracted to it / Arms akimbo, head lolling / eyes rolling to heaven / Very inspirational for artists / Fulfilling scripture we are not, unless I do it / but I am still covered in stink / I was the cover-up / thirty pieces / No I am not coming down / that’s the price / He begged me / Do it for me Judas / not in so many words / but in prophecies / indications / He loved the cross / always talked about the time when he would be there / His eyes would glaze / Aren’t you afraid?

Jesus It hurts.

Judas Why? he answered. My father would send me down twelve armies of angels to defend me if I wish / but then the scriptures wouldn’t come true / I am he, the Messiah / Twelve armies of angels / what a beautiful sight that would be.

Priests Stink.

Judas He wanted to go while he was still beautiful and still covered in that sweet smell / and I’m covered in …

Priests Stink.

Judas For being the straight man / Me!

Jesus I thirst.

Judas He looked at me and begged me with his eyes / but how could I betray him / I loved him! / But he looked at me / that was enough / He put his hand in the dish and gave it to me.

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