Changed!

 By Pete Smithies & Andy Lund

Summary

Andy and Pete find it hard to believe an acquaintance really has been changed by meeting Jesus.

Characters

Andy
Pete

Script

Andy: 'ere. Never guess who I saw today.

Pete: Not old… urm..

Andy: Yeah.

Pete: What, old..

Andy: Yeah, old ..

Pete: Father Christmas..

Andy: No, old…

Pete: The old Bill...

Andy: No, old Matey.

Pete: Oh, old matey... well, should've said, shouldn't you.

Andy: I'm trying to, ain't I?

Pete: Well, who is it then..

Andy: Old matey, you know ... matey

Pete: Oh right.. matey ... no, who d'you mean?

Andy: Joe.

Pete: Oh, Joe. You should've said.

Andy: I was trying to, wasn't I?

Pete: Do I know him?

Andy: No, probably not.(Pause)

Pete: So you saw him, did you?

Andy: Yeah.

Pete: Right. And...

Andy: Yeah, strange about him. He's gone..

Pete: What down the pub?

Andy: No, he's gone..

Pete: For a Burton?

Andy: No, he's gone doolally.

Pete: Oh, shame. Completely?

Andy: Yeah, off his chump. Round the bend. Not firing on all

cylinders. Not playing with a full deck. His lift don't go all the way up anymore..

Pete: I get the picture. He's one sandwich short of a picnic.

Andy: What's that mean then?

Pete: Never mind. The point is, you saw him, and he's a bit..

Andy: Strange. Right. He's different.

Pete: How d'you mean?

Andy: Well, he's gone all, sort of weird. Helpful and pleasant and that..

Pete: No, get on.

Andy: Yeah, he used to be..

Pete: What,... all right..

Andy: Yeah, you know.. have a go at you, take the mick, ready for a fight, you know..

Pete: Perfectly normal?

Andy: Yeah, and now he can't wait to help you out, give an encouraging word, say something nice...

Pete: Makes you sick..

Andy: Yeah, even taken to talking to old Dave..

Pete: Not old Dismal Dave?

Andy: Yeah. You know him?

Pete: No. .. So what do you think's brought all this about then?

Andy: He says it all started when he read this big book, he's always carrying around..

Pete: The Freeman's catalogue ... ?

Andy: No, the...

Pete: Guinness Book of records?

Andy: No, the Bible.

Pete: Obviously gone in the head, then.

Andy: Obviously. Says it's made him think about his future.

Pete: Has he got one, then?

Andy: Well yeah, he says we all have.

Pete: Oh good. What even dismal Dave?

Andy: Yeah, well Joe says so.

Pete: Oh

Andy: But he says it's a question of where we want to spend it.

Pete: Oh... you mean, other than down the pub?

© Pete Smithies & Andy Lund 1999
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This play may be performed free of charge, on the condition that copies are not sold for profit in any medium, nor any entrance fee charged.
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They may be contacted at: pete@psmithies.freeserve.co.uk