East is East - Practical

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George Streather: Monologue - Tariq

Monologue would take place after Tariq’s Line “You wait and fringing see!”Page 26 Line 4

(Setting: Fish and Chip Shop. Table (Centre stage) decorated to look like chip shop.

Tariq standing by door of fish and chip shop after Maneer exits. He pauses for a moment in thought - turns and faces the audience in silence showing a scared and worried expression. Moves centre stage.)

There is no way I’m going to be engaged – not to those pakis! (Pause) (Thinks about the girls) OH MY GOD! (Pause) It’s his fault, that bastard father, always wants what’s best for him. Not me, not Sanjit not none of us – just HIM!

Pause in contemplation

I’m a young handsome man in the prime of me youth! Discos, Clubs, Dancing that’s me! Not walking down an isle with a stranger! (Imitating Priests voice) “Do you take this lovely woman to be your wife?” No I fucking don’t!

I don’t want to get engaged (Pause) and why does it have to be to a Paki? Why not June Higgins? I love June Higgins (snaps back to normal) mind you I loved Cindy Crawford last week and that didn’t amount to much.

This is why Naziah left; he did the best thing and ran away! He didn’t want to marry a stranger and certainly not a Paki! Yea me Dads Paki, but I’m half English! Me mams English! I will – if anyone – Marry a white girl! Evan just to piss of Dad! I bet She’ll be ugly, mind you Naziah’s was alright, what a pair!

She could be real fit - like that chick of Baywatch, Papa Anderson!  (Thinking lustfully - Back to reality) Who the Fuck am i kidding – have you seen MRS Shah! (Horrified) No wonder Mr Shah spends so much time at the Mosque.

I’m going to marry who ever I want to; I’m not letting that bastard tell me what to do anymore.  

(Imitating Dads voice) “I’ll fix you baster, I’ll bloody fix you” (Back to normal) yea, we’ll I’ll bloody fix him first; he ain’t going to fucking control my life.

Angrily walks out