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A musical in three acts by XTCCast of charactersGRAHAM, a teenagerMOTHER, a busy housewifeFATHER, a conservative husbandPOLICEMAN, a young constableSCENE: A kitchen in suburbia, one bright Saturday morningACT ONENarrator: The insect-headed worker-wife will hang her waspies on theline. Her husband burns his paper, sucks his pipe while studyingtheir cushion-floor, his viscous poly-paste breath comes out. Theirwall-paper world is shattered by his shout. A boy in blue is busybanging out a headache on the kitchen door. All the while Grahamslept on, dreaming of a world where he could do just what he wantedto.Mother and Father (in unison): No thugs in our house, are there dear?We made that clear, we made little Graham promise us he'd be a goodboy. No thugs in our house, are there dear? We made that clear, wemade little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy.ACT TWONarrator: The young policeman who just can't grow a moustache willopen up his book, and spoil their breakfast with reports of Asians whohave been so badly kicked.Policeman: Is this your son's wallet I've got here? He must havedropped it after too much beer!Mother: Oh, officer, we can't believe our little angel is the oneyou've picked.Narrator: And all the while Graham slept on, dreaming of a worldwhere he could do just what he wanted to.Mother and Father (in unison): No thugs in our house, are there dear?We made that clear, we made little Graham promise us he'd be a goodboy. No thugs in our house, are there dear? We made that clear, wemade little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy.Narrator: They never read those pamphlets in his bottom drawer.Policeman: They never read that tattoo on his arm.Narrator: They thought that was just a boys club badge he wore.Policeman: They never thought he'd do folks any harm.ACT THREENarrator: The insect-headed worker-wife will hang her waspies on theline. She's singing something stale and simple now this business hasfizzled out. Her little tune is such a happy song. Her son isinnocent, he can't do wrong, 'cos Dad's a judge and knows exactly whatthe job of judging's all about. And all the while Graham slept on,dreaming of a world where he could do just what he wanted to.Mother and Father (in unison): No thugs in our house, are there dear?We made that clear, we made little Graham promise us he'd be a goodboy. No thugs in our house, are there dear? We made that clear, wemade little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy.Mother: No thugs in our house!Father: No thugs in our house!Complete cast (in unison): No thugs in our house, dear!Set Design by Andy Partridge with co-ordination by Ken Ansell.Stage and Scenery by Art Dragon.