rainbow's end stage directions + dream sequences

que sera sera at the very beginning

que sera sera, whatever will be, will be

gladys and the queen dream sequence

instead of being formal the queen pulls her into a hug

gladys holding weeds dream sequence

the lights change back to reality. gladys is holding a bunch of weeds

gladys in the only chair

plonks down in the only chair

gladys chopping wood stage direction

gladys is chopping wood with an axe

gladys, pick a box dream sequence

a sewing machine…a mink stole! from the house of biba

gladys sitting on a kero tin

gladys is sitting on a kero tin

gladys, dolly graduating dream sequence

gladys sees dolly in a robe and clapboard hat

gladys, song after meeting errol

i’ve got the world on a string

dolly, segregated

they’re segregated. she moves away from him.

dolly dream sequence at the tip

dolly is rummaging at the town tip. [posh] why yars, I’m after new linoleum

dolly + errol riding around in a figure 8

she rides around in a figure-eight

gladys, bookcase in the pram

appears with a crappy old bookcase balanced on the pram

dolly, embarrassed that errol is inside the humpy

dolly is really embarrassed that gladys has allowed errol into the humpy

nan dear, hostile to errol when delivering first encyclopaedia

she is openly hostile to errol

gladys tearing open the encyclopedia package

she opens the book—celestial music is heard

when does ‘a girl like you play?’

when dolly agrees to go to the dance with errol

nan asking dolly to shoo

nan is gesticulating for dolly to shoo

gladys wanting to make her dreams come true

because she intends to make them come true

gladys tap dream sequence

a tap appears from nowhere and from it flows blue jewels

nan hiding dolly’s shoes

nan hides the white shoes

gladys ‘home sweet home’ stage direction + song heard

gladys is going around the humpy emptying the mouse traps of dead mice and setting new traps + ”I’ll be home”

dream sequence of dolly behind gauze

her earnest dialogue is hardly heard as we hear dolly, who becomes visible behind the gauze, picking fruit in an orchard and singing the chorus of ‘catch a falling star’

bank manager pouring a cup only for himself

he pours a cup for himself, but doesn’t offer one to gladys

gladys staring the bank manager down

she stares him down

dolly ball dream sequence (stage direction of the sash)

a sash is hung over dolly’s shoulder…dolly is…so excited

the light as dolly runs out of the hall at the dance

light shines on her from the hall

dolly flash of lightning

a flash of lightning illuminates the statue-like figure of dolly, “then I grew up and I fell in love”, from que sera sera is heard

the jungi and the encyclopaedias

places them on the ground. he vanishes into the dark

gladys and nan dear moving to dolly’s side after errol comes to see dolly after the ball

the two women move to stand by dolly’s side

gladys exiting to ‘fix her own house’

gladys exits in a determined fashion

gladys fighting to be heard at the council meeting

gladys needs to fight to be heard over the roars of the councillors

nan dear + dolly dancing around the radio

they dance a little jig around the radio

when is catch a falling star played for a second time?

when gladys and errol are sitting down to write the letter

somewhere over the rainbow plays when?

before the rent collector comes

nan dear throwing the eggs

she chucks the eggs, one after the other

dolly stroking her tummy

dolly strokes her tummy

gladys going up to speak

she marches up to the podium

gladys looking reading her speech

without looking at the paper she begins

gladys regaining her confidence and reading the speech

hesitatingly reads one word, then another, then another

gladys fountain pen

he hands her his fountain pen. she holds it, uncertain