Twelve scenes on ‘The Twelfth’
In recent years I have tried to be creative in my interpretation of ‘The Twelfth’. If I were to describe my early life as a play, I would begin with the scenery.
Scene 1 would be of a hospital ward. It would depict the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast where I was born.
Scene 2 would be of houses in a fairly new housing estate with fields nearby and a river dividing the fields
If it were July, many houses would have an Ulster or Union flag attached to an upstairs window sill.
Scene 3 would be a school classroom
Scene 4 would be inside a community centre
Scene 5 would be inside a church
Scene 7 would be inside the home of a grandparent
Scene 8 would be of a town centre
If it were July there would be marching bands dressed in Red, White and Blue
Scene 9 would be inside a church hall with a Boys’ Brigade insignia
Scene 10 would be inside a nightclub
Scene 11 would be of a street protest
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