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 \nii.name and address of society or organisation which wouldperform,or read,the play and on behalf of which theapplicant is authorised to act;  \niii.name and address of theatre or hall where theperformance(s)or reading(s)would be held,and theamount of seating accommodation available.  \niv.time(s)and date(s)of performance(s)or reading(s),including matinees.  \nA fee will be charged for this licence,which must be paid prior tothe first performance otherwise the licence is automaticallycancelled and the performances become illegal.Considerablesavings in fees and the costs of scripts are achieved by members of  \nN.P.N.Drama Discount Club—see back cover.  \n# VERTICAL RELATIVITY\n\nbyHarold P Lees  \nPublished by:  \nNew Playwrights'Network35 Sandringham RoadMacclesfieldCheshireSK101QB  \nISBN 086319155 X  \nLancashire County Library30118082144969  \n×  \n# VERTICAL RELATIVITY\n\nCHARACTERS  \nGEORGE THOMASA Managing DirectorMARY THOMASHis wifeJOE BAILEY  \nCHRISTINE BAILEYHis relationsRICHARD BAILEYJUDYA Temporary SecretaryRONALDAn AmericanHARVEYA Company Secretary  \n# VERTICAL RELATIVITY\n\nACT I  \nThe stage is divided.On the right is the office of themanaging director of the firm of Bailey &Co.,textilemerchants,in the City of London.The office is high inthe building.Through a large window at the back can beseen the tops of nearby buildings.A desk,with a highbackedswivel chair behind it,  contains all ttheparaphernalianecessary to perform a job and maintaincontactwith staff and the outside world;;an intercomunit and two telephones,one of which is red.A door,upstage,leads to other offices,the stairs and a lift.Another door,downstage,leads to a secretary's office.On the wall there is a large oil painting of the late MrBailey;a grim looking type.  \nThe left of the stage is the lounge of a flat situated onthe floor above the office suite.There is a door at theback,leading to the stairs and lift.Downstage an  \n# VERTICAL RELATIVITY\n\narchway gives access to the remainder of the flat.Thereare two telephones on a table near the archway,one ofwhich is red.The view through the window at the back isacross the nearby roofs to a distant park.  \nThe curtain rises on an empty stage.There is a crash ofcrockery and a splintering of wood off left.  \nGEORGE comes through the archway in a rush and a foultemper.He storms across the room towards the door andstumbles over a pouffe.He aims a savage kick at it asMARY hobbles through the archway,wearing a negligee.Oneof her legs is bandaged from the knee to the ankle.Shewalks with the aid of a stick.  \nMARY:George.  \n(GEDRGE opens the door and starts to go out)(Louder)George.  \n(GEORGE turns and scowls)Is something wrong?  \nGEORGE:Yes.Something is.  \nMARY:Am I allowed to know what it is?  \nJOE comes through the archway.He is wearing a flamboyantdressing gown over vivid py,jamas.  \nGEORGE:He's wrong.(He goes out slamming the door)  \nJOE:What's the matter with George?  \nMARY:How would I know?I'm his wife not his psychiatrist.  \nJOE:Perhaps it was something in the papers.They are a bitgloomy this morning.  \nMARY:They're gloomy every morning,Joe.If he can't stomachthem he should cancel them.  \nIn the distance a lift starts to whirr.  \nJOE:He's going down to the office.  \nMARY:He's doing what men usually do when they think they'rebeing martyred.Go find a hidey hole and sulk.  \nJOE:I think he's developing an obsession about me.  \nVERTICAL RELATIVITY  \nMARY:Are you sure you're not develo","cbCaif5nbqbSnrxP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif5nbqbSnrxP","pdf",3566569,96,"English","# Characters\n# Act I\n## Setting and opening incident\n## George and Mary’s exchange\n## Joe, the lift, and the office phone","[{\"question\":\"What is the primary setting of Vertical Relativity?\",\"answer\":\"Act I divides the stage between George’s managing director office in Bailey \\u0026 Co. and the lounge of an upstairs flat connected by stairs, doors, and a lift.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the main characters introduced at the start?\",\"answer\":\"The cast includes George Thomas, Mary Thomas, Joe Bailey, Christine Bailey, Richard Bailey, Judy (temporary secretary), Ronald (an American), and Harvey (company secretary).\"},{\"question\":\"What conflict kicks off in Act I?\",\"answer\":\"The curtain rises on an empty stage, then crockery is shattered; 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