Fosse: Plays Six by Jon Fosse

shores
    these islands
    these mountains
    Short pause
    And why is she gone
    why did she just go away
    quite short pause
    for ever gone
    quite short pause
    But is she gone
    quite short pause
    or
    breaks off. Pause
    and now she must come
    why don’t you come
    Pause. He looks at The Old Woman
    But there you are
    quite short pause
    it’s so good to see you
    quite short pause
    I’m glad you’re here
    I’m glad you came
    OLD WOMAN
    Of course I come
    I always come
    Quite short pause
    Because I know
    you don’t like to be alone
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    OLD WOMAN
    Yes
    yes I know that
    Pause
    But now I’m here
    Now I came
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    thank you
    Thank you for coming
    Pause
    OLD WOMAN
    Are you hurting
    quite short pause
    are you in pain again today
    OLD MAN
    No
    quite short pause
    no it’s not that
    Short pause
    OLD WOMAN
    No
    Pause
    OLD MAN
    It’s good to see you again
    OLD WOMAN
    You too
    Pause
    They walk around a little
    And here everything’s
    yes the way it’s always
    been
    OLD MAN
    I suppose it is
    OLD WOMAN
    And here you and I have been
    quite short pause
    yes for all those years
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    quite short pause
    yes we stayed here
    you and I
    OLD WOMAN
    We’ve been here
    for so very
    many years
    OLD MAN
    That’s how it turned out
    yes
    Pause
    THE SHADOW
    This is earth
    and mould
    This is rock
    and sea
    This is air
    and wind
    Short pause
    OLD MAN
    We were here
    And then you were gone
    OLD WOMAN
    I’m gone
    and I’m here
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    OLD WOMAN
    But now I’m
    here with you
    OLD MAN
    And you must be here
    Quite short pause
    OLD WOMAN
    I will
    quite short pause
    I’ll always be
    with you
    Pause
    OLD MAN
    And I will
    yes
    short pause
    I’ll disappear in this
    quite short pause
    the way you have disappeared
    the way you are gone
    OLD WOMAN
    Yes
    OLD MAN
    continues
    I want to be gone in this
    I want to be gone in all this
    I
    breaks off
    I
    I like them
    like all of them
    I just like them
    like you’re gone
    I want to be gone too
    like all those
    who have been here before me
    have existed here
    lived here
    quite short pause
    they have all disappeared
    all are gone
    quite short pause
    forever gone
    quite short pause
    my father
    my mother
    my grandfather
    my grandmother
    All of them
    All of them are gone
    all of them have disappeared
    quite short pause
    here
    here in this landscape
    have they disappeared
    OLD WOMAN
    And they have become
    this landscape
    OLD MAN
    continues
    and now
    breaks off
    now
    now
    short pause
    no I don’t want to any longer
    I don’t want to anymore
    because where are you
    THE SHADOW
    to The Old Woman
    You must come now
    We’re going now
    OLD MAN
    I don’t want to any longer
    Short pause
    I don’t want to any longer
    no longer
    be the one who sees
    I see
    I’m the eyes that see
    And I don’t want to see
    Quite short pause
    And were are you
    I’m waiting for you
    always
    I miss you
    OLD WOMAN
    I’m here
    You can see that
    I’m here
    I’m here with you
    THE SHADOW
    to The Old Woman
    You must come now
    OLD MAN
    I’ve seen enough
    I look and look
    I am these eyes
    that see
    everything
    short pause
    and I see
    breaks off , quite short pause
    and always all this talk
    always I just talk
    He starts to walk around, and The Young Man follows him
    Talk and talk
    OLD WOMAN
    And now it’s just you
    who are left here
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    THE SHADOW
    to The Old Woman
    But come now
    You must come now
    What are you waiting for
    Why don’t you come
    OLD MAN
    I don’t want to be here any longer
    Quite short pause
    OLD WOMAN
    But
    Short pause
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    OLD WOMAN
    But
    quite short pause
    yes do you remember when we met
    quite short pause
    here
    when we got together
    you and I
    do you remember
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    yes of course
    Short pause
    OLD WOMAN
    Always you and I
    do you remember
    OLD MAN
    Yes
    yes I remember
    OLD WOMAN
    Always you and I
    Now don’t you forget that
    OLD MAN
    No
    quite short pause
    no I won’t
    forget that
    THE SHADOW
    to The Old Woman
    You must come now
    OLD WOMAN
    You and I
    always you and