October 2021
As I Draw Near You was one of six pieces performed in 'Short Cuts' at the Salisbury Fringe on 16th October.
AS I DRAW NEAR YOU
Cast
ALISON - Tori Deffee
NIGEL - Dan Avery
Directed by Pete Talman & Andrew Thackeray
Alison: You answer the telephone. You light up a cigarette. Habit. Finish dinner. Light up a cigarette. Habit. And after sex, of course. We all smoked after sex.
Nigel: I didn’t.
Alison: Didn’t you?
Nigel: No.
Alison: Oh.
Nigel: I’ve never smoked.
Alison: Good for you. Why not?
Nigel: Why not?
Alison: Yes.
Nigel: I’ve never felt the need.
Alison: Really? You don’t know what you were missing.
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