|
Ey –
WeAll – Sithee (Y th’
words o t’maister) Ar
reckon Ti start
off At th’ start off But this lottle Niver
finish Nay dark
time Yar lang
spring day N sithee
oo thes Gan on
up theer Nobbut
yan bumless seat IvRy yan
o’ them theer Heelan’
Festivall goers Wo fair
tumlin ower th’ sells Forra
plAas onna pew Norra
crack tween cheAks N
stannin ovAashons anal Edinburroh! Ooos
bowt that Forra
birra YorkShire Stage
CoAch N thas
voices tiv ear nall Voices!
– Hark, “Tell all actors – I
give my life in your service” Skell yer lugs noo Nuther
voice speAks, “Ar am A Louisiana
Lady – Hear me gift these
Steel Magnolias” Cors
thers ‘Voice’ afor, “I am the Voice as
the Voice before As the Voice before
as the Voice And all Voices
echoing back To the Voice that
allowed” Divolvin
– Dirivin – Observin John
Cooper Francis
Cleather Et all Et all Ah Back
Theer Thes
Thomas Noo
then! Trumpet
Cantrell, “For you my muse I would lie under
Clitheroe stones” Ey –
Wiskin willy nilly Throwt
mi pshychi SweAt
Felicity – Goodness!, “I am diversity –
But now Lancastrian!” NogudBo WeAl
cast! “Relishing roles –
Galloping Gods – Smile” As wishin ar wus as
riverenshall Y this role As Captain Fackrell “See this dim eye –
Rocking – Hearing – Being” Ta n
tarra Tarra
Oberon. Eeyup –
Heildred “He loves me – He
loves me not” Tha
wunders – WeAl – Daint. Thist –
Th Poystman “Sleeping in for
Death A life of raw fish
reeled before me” H’ -
Tossed the role off! Noo then Thes a lille gurl growin Y th’
wing – Hey up Adrenilin
Annie “Think of the
intricacies” Eee n
thal niver av sich lovin agaAn as Themostry
Taylor, “This cherry in my
chocolate cake” Thes non
as love it sike sa much as, “Thank you Claregub
– for the hope” No ope
less us as derecta evso special N a wIeld collaberata as ‘wishes’ music – Waite…. Ey –
noothen – sithee WeAl A
weeish ar wor theer Edin-arty-burro Thes
mony on yon Heeland folk As
weeish theh wer ear Nubbut
matter We are Appen It’s
strAngge But noest it noo Thars
onlee thoo’ll know it Laiyd alive afor ya LARDIDAR
LADYFOLK N ARLL YOO
FAIR GENELMEN Over
neAth tMilkwood |
I introduced an act from Under Milkwood for the Stage Coach Theatre at
their fundraising event at the Theatre Royal, York with this specially
commissioned poem. |
Under Milkwood |