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The Train

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 2m

Dr Louis I. Leviticus, Carl Slotboom

The Train
by Carl Slotboom
Translated by Dr Louis I Leviticus

Two elderly Jewish people, David and Clara, sit in a 1990s train whilst their younger selves are seen in a converted cattle wagon in the 1940s. The modern train has halted unexpectedly and the enforced wait sends David's thoughts back to that earlier…

The Train

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Two elderly Jewish people, David and Clara, sit in a 1990s train whilst their younger selves are seen in a converted cattle wagon in the 1940s. The modern train has halted unexpectedly and the enforced wait sends David's thoughts back to that earlier train, also stationary, and the war memories it evokes ...
M2 (young, elderly) F2 (young, elderly). 1 male voice, 1 voice
  • Setting 2 train compartments

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Dr Louis I. Leviticus

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Carl Slotboom

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