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caricatures predominate
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about us. Kika.
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Shakespeare in Central Park
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part of the magistrate.
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fucks my wife.
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Herron, your director.
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from North Africa,
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cast production of Hamlet.
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I'm playing Geoff.
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about yourself, Steven.
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into the back of my head.
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comedy, I should think.
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something called a chaka,
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I learned in Africa.
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74. Ooga chaka, ooga ooga,
ooga chaka ooga ooga,
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75. ooga chaka ooga
ooga, ooga chaka ooga
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ooga ooga ooga chaka,
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ooga ooga ooga chaka.
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me, I'll shit on you,
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wearing a fucking helmet.
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special Olympics, but,
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for arse holes.
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see there was Ray Purchase.
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is fucking crackers.
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remained devoted to him.
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he killed an actor?
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play about 10 years ago,
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remember his name,
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do what Acker wanted.
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Trojan Women at the National,
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that murders actors.
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of you being in that play.
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being a paedophile.
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In the current climate.
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that bloody play, Jane.
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U G H, pronounced Pluff.
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investigating another client.
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I saw your advert
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quite like a blonde.
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my favourite colour.
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hotel, South Kensington.
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have a loyalty card.
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you with that.
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You're gorgeous.
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actually, I'm a gay divorcee.
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You were quite good.
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What's his name? Gary?
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club for a cocktail.
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on these days?
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underbelly of the capital.
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a job, you know?
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kicks in other ways.
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I'm an excitement junkie.
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up again next week?
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just give you my card?
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provisionally?
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me and we'll hook up.
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lead the chaka.
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ooga chaka ooga ooga,
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ooga chaka ooga ooga,
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ooga, ooga chaka-
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shut about that, Toast.
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killed by the director.
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mention it again, Toast.
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undermine me. Why?
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my actors at all times.
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I want them, by the balls.
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had anybody by the balls?
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cajones lying in the palm
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that experience Steven?
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Benedict Cumberbatch.
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rolling around.
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into each other's eyes.
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than half an hour.
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end. We did it my way.
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Mclntyre's Comedy Road Show.
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him the requisite loyalty.
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reassurance, Toast.
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the other murder?
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knows about the other murder.
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about the other murder, Ray.
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extra rehearsal on Saturday.
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mentioned there,
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This is fucking ridiculous.
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tell anyone about it.
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have our Frisbee back?
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a dog's nut back there.
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that Acker's murdered
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contact the police?
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of what you've just said.
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out of this Acker play.
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Tell him I've got VD.
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exactly active recently.
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You just do what he says.
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popping in in 15 minutes.
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there'll be a scene.
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for her in a while.
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What are you playing at?
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know me own strength.
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blast. Not again.
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Toast. You all right?
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jewels you're referring to Ed,
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play is suspended. Thank you.
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Cargo from RADA?
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sex, if I recall.
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of her name, great.
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it's a very simple one, but-
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chaps use agencies.
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you might have done it.
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I can't wait.
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well. So this is the dilemma.
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the sex is guaranteed.
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nothing happens,
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doubly disappointed.
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I was thinking.
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what, 400 quid.
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Toast, just a guess.
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salesman from room 560.
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blonde and her name is Lori.
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up, I'll come straight down.
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Meet me at the Olympian club.
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unless it was important.
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does he think he is?
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much about a fellow.
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his loyalty,
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appointment at four.
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talent, Toast.
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mastered the basic skills.
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with electronic sensors.
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a massive electric shock,
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Your worst nightmare.
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less than half an hour.
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balls in the shower.
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I don't arrive for this
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with crushed nuts.
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to me and to the production?
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to achieve great things
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terrible time for theatre.
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All the actors in that
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naked, shot and shat on.
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Toast's in that play.
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He's in that play Acker.
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rather disappointing.
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to think about strategy here.
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a grass, Purchase?
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in some shit play,
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you? Poking that big nose
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fencing outfit on?
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wearing mine with-
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fencing anymore, Toast.
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for doing shit theatre.
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But is it not customary
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man at last request?
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on. I hate wasting water.
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turning it off?
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to be concerned about
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all the doors, so,
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rehearsals cancelled.
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salesman from room 560.
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comes to the hotel,
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guest who isn't a resident,
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straight down. Thanking you.
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man school friend.
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great. What are you doing here?
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the trade. I should explain.
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443. Ha! I can't say I'm surprised.
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444. You were always pretty
adventurous. Shall we?
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445. I'm not sure what
you mean, Steven,
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446. this is part of the documentary
series I'm producing.
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447. We're here with that
woman over there.
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448. We're hoping to interview
the man she's meeting.
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449. In fact, he's on his
way down as we speak.
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450. So if you could just- hang on.
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451. How did you know about
the escort agency?
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452. While this world turns
under stars above,
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453. it's unfair how fingers
point and blame,
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454. now I hang my head
in fear and shame.
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455. Who am I to cast a stone?
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456. I've enough dark
demons of my own.
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457. Just a pawn in a
very complex game,
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458. now I hang my head
in fear and shame.
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459. How I hang my head
in fear and shame,
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460. yes, I hang my head
in fear and shame.
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461. Guys. You're wasting your time.
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462. You're wasting the
air in your lungs.
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463. I know for a fact that
Steven Toast is dead.
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464. Don't ask me why,
I just know he is.
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465. I know he's dead.
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466. Shit.
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