yourself you little piss ant. Tennis ball flies towards Stephen as James Go ooon. Wipe yourself. Stephen as James is cornered Patric as Bully 1: D’you need the toilet? Luca as Bully 2 throws the tennis ball at Stephen as James: Sorry, I didn’t see you there. Patric as Bully 1: D’you need the toilet? Oh you’ve already been, you’ve already been in your trousers, you little cunt. Luca as Bully 2 keeps throwing the tennis ball at him: Sorry, I didn’t see you, I’m sorry. Luca as Bully 2 throws the ball hard: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t see you. Stephen as James: Fuck off! Patric as Bully 1: He didn’t see you, because you’re an insignificant little maggot. You’re a little maggot that doesn’t need to be here, that shouldn’t be here, that won’t be here much longer, you little piss and fuck. James: As you are, freeze. Completely freeze. As you are. I’m gonna move you Points to Stephen as James, I’m actually gonna take you out of here. Puts his hand on his back and leads him away Alright so, come with me. Alright stand there. Face that way. To the bystanders Can you guys come over here? And just stand in a line there. Points next to Stephen as James All facing against the wall, yeah? To the bullies You guys come over here, and just all four of you, with your backs against the wall, just stand there. Heads down. Hands like that. They join their hands loosely in front of them. To the bystanders and Stephen as James You guys, fingers up. All up against them. You. Like that. Holds two fingers up on both hands That’s how I want the freeze frame... That’s how I want the freeze frame. Sam, Method Teacher: You can now use this opportunity to give anyone, when you want to, a piece of your mind, from what you’re experiencing. 96 James: What, the ones against the wall? Sam, Method Teacher: Anyone. Take out to them, go on. They’re real. React with them like you’re really back there. Go on. James Puts his forehead right up against Patric’s as Bully 1: Fucking humiliate me, ever again, and I swear to fucking God I will remove every fucking bone out of your body, you little prick. James to Luca as Bully 2: You, thinking you’re a fucking tough guy? Tough? I’ll show you tough when I rip your fucking bollocks out and stick ‘em down your throat, you cunt. James to Dave as Bully 3: And you. What the fuck you looking at? You got a fucking problem, or something? You want this? Unzips his hoody You can fucking have this. I’ll wrap it round your fucking neck and throttle ya. Prick. James: And you. What, ‘cause you’re a bird you think you come up to me acting all fucking hard, giving it all this and this and this and this. You can bollocks and all, you prick. James To all four bullies: All of ya, all go to fucking hell. Every single one of you, I will get back and I promise you that. Fucking ‘till the day I die I will make sure that every single one of you cunts suffers. James To the bystanders: And as for you guys, standing there, helping, thanks a fucking lot. James walks away, breathing shakily, wiping away tears James crying: I don’t think you realise how shit you made me feel, and how much it’s actually affected the rest of my life. And now I live in constant fucking fear, that when I go on the underpass I check there ain’t people waiting for me or anything like that, ‘cause I don’t want to be put in that situation again, ‘cause I’m not in control, and I always want to be in control in my situations.
Gillian Wearing
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