Trousers
Emily: That’s forty five pounds, please. Croaky-voiced man: Do you mind if I lift my shirt up? Emily: Well… Croaky-voiced man: I’ve got a money belt on. I wear it for security these days. Emily: It’s a good idea. Croaky-voiced man:I was trying a coat on once, and I walked off to see how it [...]
Cough
Girl with ponytail: Do you have books on Africa? (Coughs) Excuse me. Emily: Yes, we have… Girl with ponytail: (Coughs) Sorry. Emily: …a section … Girl with ponytail: It’s the dust. (Coughs) Emily: A section here. Girl with ponytail: No, I mean books on (coughs) teak tables. Emily: Pardon? Girl with ponytail: (Coughs) Tea table [...]
Transylvanian Ephemera
Man with wild beard enters shop. Man with wild beard: There was a book in the window yesterday on Transylvanian Ephemera. Has it sold? Emily: If it’s not in the window now, I’m afraid it probably has. Man with wild beard: (Frantically) It’s not in the window? Emily: I thought you couldn’t see it in [...]
Books to Gold
Small Italian girl: Excuse me, a friend tell me one time there is a shop on this street where you can change books to gold. Emily: Um ….you mean swap books? For money? Small Italian girl: Yes, swap books. Zoë: There’s a place in Soho where you can swap books for other books. Small Italian [...]
Shut Up, Peggy
American man in sun visor: Help, help, help, help, help. Emily: Hi. American man in sun visor: I’m looking for a book. Zoë: OK, which one? American man in sun visor: The Memoirs of Field Marshall Kesselring Zoë: I’ll just have a look on the catalogue for you. How do you spell that? American man [...]
"In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops, because a bookshop is one of the few places where you can hang about for a long time without spending any money."
George Orwell
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- Today's tiny play about my day in a secondhand bookshop: "Hares" http://bit.ly/a1fpP4 via @AddToAny
- Mechanised bovines? Just another day in a secondhand bookshop: "Cows" http://bit.ly/apA8vJ
- A new tiny play about working in a secondhand bookshop, "Syria" http://bit.ly/bCNGeB
- A new small bookshop play on the site, starring a favourite regular: "Kempt" http://bit.ly/a0xZJ0
- A new small bookshop play - "Trousers" http://bit.ly/9GKh6Y