MS-HRC-SB-4-2-3

[0003] Front centre, sitting facing front on an armless wooden
chair at a narrow wooden table the two drawers of which open
towaa^rds audience. Krapp. a little wearish old man: Krapp.
[0004] Little wearish old man.

[0005] Rusty black narrow trousers too short for him.[0006] Rusty
black sleeveless waistcoat, four capacious pockets.[0007] Heavy
silver watch and chain.[0008] Grimy white shirt open at nex^ck, no
collar.[0009] Surprising pair of dirty white boots, size ten, very
narrow and pointed.

[0010] Pallid face.[0011] Purple nose.[0012] Disordered grey hair.[0013] Unshaven.
[0014] Very near sighted (but unspectacled) and[0015] hard of hearing.
[0016] Cracked voice,[0017] peculiar accent.
[0018] ^{His walk.} [0019] At centre of table a tape-recorder.^{, with microphone.} On its right a number
of cardboard boxes containing recorded tapes.[0019|001] To ^On its left
a thick worn ledger.

[0020] Table and immediately adjacent area in strong white light.
[0021] Rest of stage in darkness.
[0022] Krapp sits ^remains a moment motionless, then looks at his watch,
feels ^fumbles in his waistcoat pockets, takes out an envelope, puts it
back, feels ^fumbles, takes out a small bunch of keys, raises them to½ ^to
his eyes, choses a key, gets up and moves to front of table.

[0023] He stoops, unlocks a drawer, peers into it, feels about inside^,
it, ^{takes out a reel, peers at it, puts it back,} locks it ag closes and locks it ^drawer, unlocks the other, peers
inside, into it, feels about inside, takes out a large banana, [⁁]
^{holds it up high between finger & thumb} closes and locks drawer, puts keys back in his pocket.[0024] He
turns, advances to edge of stage, halts, [⁁] ^{caresses banana,} peels banana [⁁] ^it, drops
the skin a skin, puts the end of the banana in his mouth and
remains a moment motionless, staring vacuously before him.

[0025] [⁁] He ^{Finally he bites off the end,}
turns aside and begins pacing up and down at edge of stage, in
light, i.'^e. not more than four or five paces either way, eating
banana and meditating ^meditatively.[0026] He treads on skin, slips, nearly falls,
e^recovers himself, pushes skin with his stoops and peers at skin
and finally pushes it, still stooping, with his foot over the
edge of stage into pit.

[0027] He resumes his pacing, finishes the ba-
nana, returns to table, ^{sits down, remains a moment motionless,} takes keys from his pocket, raises them
to his eyes, choses key, unlocks wr ^{gets up, moves to front of table,} as before with both drawers,
takes out a second banana, ^{holds it up high between finger and thumb} closes and locks drawers, puts keys
back in his pocket, turns and advance^s to edge of stage, ^{halts, caresses banana} peels ^it,
banana, puts skin in his pocket, puts end of banana in his mouth
and remains motionless, staring vacuously before him,^.

[0028] ^{[⁁] the edge now off his appetite} x He has an
idea, drops banana at his feet, turns and goes backstage into
darkness.[0029] Ten seconds.[0030] Loud pop of cork.[0031] Ten ^Fifteen seconds.[0032] He comes
back into light ^{carrying an old ledger} and sits down at table.[0033] He ^{He lays ledger on table,} wipes his mouth,
wipes his hands on his waistcoat, brings them smartly together
and rubs them.

[0034] (briskly).[0035] Ah![0036] (He bends over ledger, turns the pages, finds
the entry he wants, reads.)[0037] Box...thrree...spool...five.[0038] (d^He
raises his head and stares front.[0039] With relish.)[0040] Spool![0041] (Pause.)