Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Footfalls / Pas

MS-UoR-1552-1

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Segment 1

[0001|001] L & R as from audience

[0008] All Both voices low.

[0002] V: Woman's voice from dark backstage
[0002|001] S: Speaker from dark

[0001] M: Mary

[0003] Strip: Whole []width visible width visible width[] of frontstage. [0004] 7 steps starting
with right foot (r) from R to Left, with left
foot (l) from L to R
.

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Segment 2

[0009] Curtain. [0010] Stage in darkness.

S

[0010|001] One. [0011] Sound (Gong?)

[0013] Fade up []to dim on strip. [0014] Rest in darkness.

[0015] M pacing



[0016] M halts facing front at 3 ½.

[0017] 5 seconds

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Segment 3

M

[0018] Mother.

[0022] Pause.

V

[0023] Yes Mary.

M

[0024] Were you asleep?

V

[0025] Deep asleep. [0026] (Pause.) [0027] I heard you in
my deep sleep.
[0028] (Pause.) [0029] There is no
sleep so deep I would not hear you.

M

[0029|001] What kind of sleep is that?


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Segment 4

[0030] Five seconds pause. [0031] M resumes pacing.

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Segment 5

V

[0033] (at 2, synchronous with steps). [0034] One two three
four five six seven wheel, one two three
four five six seven wheel.
[0034|001] (Pause.
[0035] Free.) [0036] Will you not try xx xxx to to get a little sleep?

[0037] M halts facing front at 6. [0038] Five seconds.

M

[0039] Would you like me to give you another
xxx
inject you again?

V

[0040] Yes, but it is too soon.

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Segment 6

[0041] (Pause.)

M

[0042] Would you like me to change your
position?

V

[0043] It is too soon.[] [A]

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Segment 7

V

[0086] (5 seconds Pause. [0087] M resumes
pacing.
[0088] 5 seconds.) [0089] Mary

M

[0093] (Pacing). [0094] Yes mother.

V

[0097] Can you not stop turning revolving it all over?

M

[0098] (Pacing). [0099] It?

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Addition 1
visible width[]
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Addition 2
[A]
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Date 1
Berlin
2.3.75
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Diagram 1
Beckett included a diagram of the strip.
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Diagram 2
Beckett included a diagram of M's pacing.
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Diagram 3
Beckett included a diagram of the pacing movement, indicating that six lengths are to be paced by M.
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Title 1
Footfalls
It all
?
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