SCENE 10: BILLY’S FIRST PRIVATE LESSON.
MICHAE
MICHAEL goes off one wayL goes off one way, MRS WILKINSON comes on and surprises BILLY, MRS WILKINSON comes on and surprises BILLY..
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Well, Have yoell, Have you brought youu brought your special things fr special things for the dance?or the dance?
BILLY BILLY
I’ve brought a few bits of stuff and that, but I didn’t really know what you meant. I’ve brought a few bits of stuff and that, but I didn’t really know what you meant.
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Well, let’ell, let’s see then.s see then.
BILLY takes stuff out of his bag. BILLY takes stuff out of his bag.
Rubik’s cube. TV theme tunes? Rubik’s cube. TV theme tunes?
BILLY BILLY
Y Yeah.eah.
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN
Baked beans.... What’s that? Baked beans.... What’s that?
BILLY BILLY
It’s a packet of soup Miss. It’s a packet of soup Miss.
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN What the bloody
What the bloody hell’hell’s that for?s that for?
BILLY BILLY I dunno. I dunno. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN
Billy I asked you to bring things that mean something to you. How are we going to make a dance Billy I asked you to bring things that mean something to you. How are we going to make a dance about baked beans and a
about baked beans and a cup-a-soup?cup-a-soup?
BILLY BILLY I don’t know. I don’t know. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN
Look it’s not just about the steps. It’s all about you. Look it’s not just about the steps. It’s all about you.
BILLY BILLY
Why does it hav
Why does it have to be about me?e to be about me?
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Jesus C
Jesus Christ. Cos I sahrist. Cos I say so.y so. What’
BILLY BILLY It’s a letter. It’s a letter. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN
I can see it’s a letter. I can see it’s a letter.
BILLY BILLY
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You can open it iou can open it if you want.f you want.
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ank god for that. e suspense was killing me. ank god for that. e suspense was killing me.
BILLY BILLY
It’s from me Mam. It’s from me Mam.
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Your Mam?our Mam?
BILLY BILLY
She wrote it for us for when I was eighteen but I opened it a few years early. You can read it if you She wrote it for us for when I was eighteen but I opened it a few years early. You can read it if you want. want. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Dear Billy Dear Billy
I must seem a distant memory … I must seem a distant memory …
BILLY BILLY Which is... Which is... W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Which is prob
Which is probably a good thiably a good thing...ng... And it will hav
And it will have been a long...e been a long...
BILLY BILLY
...long time. ...long time.
AND I WILL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING, AND I WILL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING, AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUG AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUGH.H.
MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, I’LL HAVE MISSED TE
I’LL HAVE MISSED TELLING YOU LLING YOU OFFOFF,, BUT PLEASE BILLY,
BUT PLEASE BILLY,
KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE. KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE.
I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. AND PLEA
AND PLEASE, BILLYSE, BILLY...
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KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. PROUD THAT YOU WERE MINE PROUD THAT YOU WERE MINE
AND YOU MUST PROMISE
AND YOU MUST PROMISE ME THIS, BILLY ME THIS, BILLY
D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N IN EVERYTHING YOU DO IN EVERYTHING YOU DO D E A D M U M D E A D M U M AL
ALWWAYS BE YOURSELFAYS BE YOURSELF, BILLY, BILLY AND YOU AL
AND YOU ALWWAYS WILL BE TRUEAYS WILL BE TRUE
AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING, AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING,
I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUG AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUGH.H.
D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N
MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, I’LL HAVE MISSED TE
I’LL HAVE MISSED TELLING YOU LLING YOU OFFOFF,, BUT P
BUT PLEASE, LEASE, BILLYBILLY,,
KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE. KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE.
I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. AND PLEA
AND PLEASE, BILLYSE, BILLY,,
KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU.
D E A D M U M D E A D M U M
LOVE YOU FOREVER. LOVE YOU FOREVER.
BILLY BILLY
LOVE YOU FOREVER. LOVE YOU FOREVER.
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Mam.
Mam.
She must have been a very special woman. She must have been a very special woman.
BILLY BILLY
No. She was just me Mam. No. She was just me Mam.
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN
Right, let’s get started... Right, let’s get started...
Suddenly Debbie appears – perhaps with all the
Suddenly Debbie appears – perhaps with all the ballet girls.ballet girls.
BILLY BILLY
I thought you said this was gonna be private. I thought you said this was gonna be private.
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Youou’’re gonna need sore gonna need some help if youme help if you’’re gonna be readre gonna be ready for the auditioy for the audition.n.
BILLY BILLY
But they’re rubbish. But they’re rubbish.
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN
Maybe at ballet. But we all have to unleash our natural rhythm. Maybe at ballet. But we all have to unleash our natural rhythm.
BILLY BILLY
What do you m What do you mean?ean?
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WIILLKKIINNSSOONN WE WEREN’T B
WE WEREN’T BORN TO STORN TO STAND STILAND STILLL AIN’T A QUES
AIN’T A QUESTION OF WILLTION OF WILL GOTTA MOVE � IT’S A FACT GOTTA MOVE � IT’S A FACT YOU WERE BORN TO REACT YOU WERE BORN TO REACT YOU WEREN’T MAD
YOU WEREN’T MADE TO BEHAE TO BEHAVEVE LIKE YOU WILL IN THE GRAVE LIKE YOU WILL IN THE GRAVE
WHEN THE MU� SI
WHEN THE MU� SIC IS PLAYEDC IS PLAYED OH THE SOUL �
OH THE SOUL � WILL BE WILL BE SWSWAYEDAYED AND YOUR FEE
AND YOUR FEET � THEY WILL MOVET � THEY WILL MOVE AS IF ON � LY T
AS IF ON � LY TO PROVEO PROVE
THAT IT WAS � N’T BY CHANCE THAT IT WAS � N’T BY CHANCE WE WERE DE
WE WERE DES � TINED TO DANCE.S � TINED TO DANCE.
WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIE,RN TO BOOGIE, WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIERN TO BOOGIE IT AIN’T A PUZZLE,
IT AIN’T A PUZZLE,
COS WE’RE BLOOD AND MUSCLE COS WE’RE BLOOD AND MUSCLE FROM THE DAY OF CREATION FROM THE DAY OF CREATION WE WERE THE DAN
WE WERE THE DANCE SENSATION.CE SENSATION. COME ON SHAKE YER
COME ON SHAKE YER BOOTIEBOOTIE COS WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIE COS WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIE ANYONE CAN GE
ANYONE CAN GET ITT IT
COS WE’RE BORN KINETIC COS WE’RE BORN KINETIC
COME ON AND “MASH POTAT�A” COME ON AND “MASH POTAT�A” THE WA
THE WAY GOD MAY GOD MADE YA.DE YA.
YOUR FEET
YOUR FEET AND YOUR HANDSAND YOUR HANDS
OH YOUR TOES AND YOUR GLANDS OH YOUR TOES AND YOUR GLANDS YOUR EYES AND YOUR
YOUR EYES AND YOUR CHINCHIN YOUR FACE AND YOUR SKIN YOUR FACE AND YOUR SKIN
OH YOUR BRAWN AND YOUR BRAINS OH YOUR BRAWN AND YOUR BRAINS YOUR BALLS A
YOUR BALLS AND YOUR CHAINSND YOUR CHAINS
WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIE,RN TO BOOGIE, WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIERN TO BOOGIE
IT AIN’T A PUZZLE, IT AIN’T A PUZZLE,
COS WE’RE BLOOD AND MUSCLE COS WE’RE BLOOD AND MUSCLE FROM THE DAY OF CREATION FROM THE DAY OF CREATION WE WERE THE DAN
BRAITHWAITE BRAITHWAITE
COME ON AND SHAKE YER BOOTIE COME ON AND SHAKE YER BOOTIE COS WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIE COS WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIE ANYONE CAN GE
ANYONE CAN GET ITT IT
COS WE’RE BORN KINETIC COS WE’RE BORN KINETIC
COME ON AND “MASH POTAT�A” COME ON AND “MASH POTAT�A” THE WA
THE WAY GOD MAY GOD MADE YA.DE YA.
WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIERN TO BOOGIE WE’RE ALL B
WE’RE ALL BORN TOORN TO
A ALLL L
WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIERN TO BOOGIE WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIERN TO BOOGIE WE WERE BO
WE WERE BORN TO BOOGIERN TO BOOGIE WE’RE ALL B
WE’RE ALL BORN TO BOOGIE!ORN TO BOOGIE!
During the number BILLY has learned to dance. At the
During the number BILLY has learned to dance. At the end of the number the ballet girlsend of the number the ballet girls run out, leaving BILLY on his own with MRS WILKINSON.
run out, leaving BILLY on his own with MRS WILKINSON.
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Here’s the tape. I’ll be outside here eight tomorrow morning. Alright? Listen, you can do this Billy. Here’s the tape. I’ll be outside here eight tomorrow morning. Alright? Listen, you can do this Billy. Y
Youou’v’ve worked so hare worked so hard, and I knod, and I know you can do w you can do it. Yit. You just have to ou just have to forget about evforget about everything else.erything else. Are you alright,
Are you alright, Billy?Billy?
BILLY BILLY
I’m just a bit scared, Miss. I’m just a bit scared, Miss.
Mrs
Mrs Wilkinson hugs Billy Wilkinson hugs Billy
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Youou’ll be fine. S’ll be fine. See you in the morniee you in the morning.ng.
Mrs
Mrs Wilkinson exits.Wilkinson exits.