Who Cares by Matt Woodhead Part 2 Drama
‘Who Cares? ’ by Matt Woodhead (Part 2) Drama - ‘Who Cares? ’ A devising and script project Mr Bateson 1
Who Cares - Final Scene (edited) Connor The future? I’ve already made a plan. I want to be a scientist like Dad, but better. I’m gonna get a doctorate and start a company that constructs groundbreaking medical devices. I’ve learnt that not every illness has a cure, but every person deserves looking after. © Matt Woodhead, 2017, Who Cares? , Oberon Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Jade I’ve been offered a place at Salford University to study law. I’ll be the first in my family to get a degree. Nicole I can’t live with my Mum forever. Then again, I can’t leave. I met people from my school who are carers. I’d walk past them every day and have no idea. Turns out anyone can be a young carer. Jade We’ve found each other and we’re standing together. Nicole Fighting together. All And building a family. Connor What would I say to young carers everywhere? Jade You are not on your own. Nicole You are not on your own. All You are not on your own. 2
Speak the following extract in the different ways: A word at a time In unison With an echo I’ll never stop caring for my family I’ll never stop fighting. But some nights there comes a point Unison Echo Canon Chopping text where I think ‘What about me? Who is going to care for me? ’ Then the alarm rings. I take a breath. And it starts. © Matt Woodhead, 2017, Who Cares? , Oberon Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 3
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