THE AFTER PARTY

An Original radio drama by

Niamh Sames

PRODUCTION SCRIPT
March 1st 2017
2017 Niamh Sames

THE AFTER PARTY

 CAST

LOTTIE Lucys family friend, daughter of Sarah (mum).

LUCY Lottie and Sarahs family friend.
MUM (Sarah) Mother to Lottie, best friends with Lucys mum.

THE AFTER PARTY

SCENE ONE; INT. LOTTIE AND HER MOTHERS HOUSE EATING DINNER (6PM)
(Lottie and Mum)

SOUND: ________________ NATURAL SOUND OF EATING

MUM: Have you finally made youre decision?
LOTTIE: Umm What decision mum? [Talking with food in her mouth]
MUM: The school hockey team.
LOTTIE: But its held on Tuesdays, and you know what I do on
Tuesdays.
MUM: I know, I know, I know. You go round to Katies house, but
common Dont you think you are a bit old for that now?
LOTTIE: Mum. Katie is my best friend; I am not going to let her
down like that.
MUM: Im youre mum, do you want to let me down.
LOTTIE: Ok, ok Ill go to the first hockey session.
MUM: [Whispers - Fast] Yes.
LOTTIE: BUT! If I dont like it, please dont make me go to all the
other session.
MUM: Ok darling, anyway you need an early night tonight. Last night
I walked past youre bedroom at 3am to go to the toilet, and I saw
youre bedroom light on.
LOTTIE: Thats because Im a teenager, its proven its harder for
us to fall asleep earlier because our melatonin is produced later on
at night.
MUM: Oh really now. Siri, why is it harder for teenagers to fall
asleep?
SOUND___________________SOUND OF SIRI BEEP
LOTTIE: Really mum [Laughing]
SIRI: I found this on the web.
*MUM READS OUT WHAT ONE OF THE WEB PAGES*.
MUM: Haha Lol, ok, youre right. [Laughing]
LOTTIE: Did you just say Lol, please dont say that again.
[Laughing]
MUM: Haha, ok.
*FADES OUT TO THE NEXT SCENE*
END OF SCENE
SCENE TWO; INT. LIVING ROOM WATCHING TV
(Lottie, mum and Lucy)
SOUND_________________SOUND OF THE TV
MUM: What programme do you want to watch?
LOTTIE: I dont mind, maybe countdown.
MUM: I was thinking the same thing [laughs].
LOTTIE: WHAT! Its already 9pm and Im not tired at all, I can tell
its going to be a late one tonight.
MUM: No
*DOOR BELL RINGS*
LOTTIE: [while walking to the front door] ILL GET IT! And I told
you I cant help it, its the melatonin.
MUM: All right. Who the hells knocking on the door at this time at
night!?
*LOTTIE OPENS FRONT DOOR*
LUCY: BOO!
LOTTIE: Oh Lucy, hi. Are you ok?
LUCY: Im alright mate, you busy?
LOTTIE: Umm, not really just watching TV with my mum.
MUM: Whos at the door?
LOTTIE: Luc
*LUCY INTERUPTS LOTTIE*
LUCY: [SHOUTS] Its only me Mrs S! [WHISPERS] So Can I come in?
LOTTIE: Ur I guess
*LUCY BARGED HER WAY PAST LOTTIE*
MUM: Oh, hi Lucy, its been a long time.
LUCY: Hasnt it! I just need to talk to Lottie really quickly
MUM: Ok
*SHORT PAUSE*
LUCY: Can you leave the room then?
MUM: Oh, sorry I didnt realise you wanted a private chat.
LOTTIE: Lets just go to my room Lucy.
LUCY: All right
[LUCY AND LOTTIE BOTH WALK UP THE STAIRS
SOUND________________WALKING UP THE STAIRS]
*FADE*

END OF SCENE
SCENE THREE; INT.LOTTIES ROOM
(LOTTIE AND LUCY)
NO SOUND
LOTTIE: What do you want to talk to me about?
LUCY: So today one of my mates invited me to a banging party, I
dont have anyone to go with and it would be so lame turning up by
myself, and youre my last resort. What do you think?
LOTTIE: My mum will 100% not let me. Its a scho
LUCY: Just ask her.
LOTTIE: Lucy is a school night for me.
LUCY: Common just sneak out youll only be gone a couple of hours,
you can sneak back in before you know it. She will never know
LOTTIE: Im really not sure about this.
LUCY: I think youre mum will let you go.
LOTTIE: Are you mad!
LUCY: Fine then.
LOTTIE: What
LUCY: Im just gunna go downstairs and tell youre mum what you did
when you were 6 and you smashed her favourite vase, ahah.
LOTTIE: Thats cruel you would never.
LUCY: Wanna bet.
LOTTIE: FINE! I will go ask her.

*FADES OUT*
END OF SCENE

SCENE FOUR; INT. LIVING ROOM

(Lottie, mum and Lucy)
SOUND_________________SOUND OF THE TV
LOTTIE: Mum
MUM: Yes
LOTTIE: So Lucy has invited me to this party, I think it would be a
good idea if I went, its a good chance to meet more friends and
have a good time.
MUM: Darling its a school night, I want you to be going to bed
soon.
LOTTIE: Just this once?
MUM: No!
LOTTIE: MUM! PLEASE!
MUM: NO! No matter how many times you ask the answer will always
be no.
LOTTIE: OK well night.
FADE
END OF SCENE

SCENE FIVE; INT. LOTTIES BEDROOM

(Lottie and Lucy)
SOUND_________________SOUND OF THE TV
LOTTIE: Its a 100% no
LUCY: Plan B
LOTTIE: Why even bother, theres no point. Lets just leave it at
that I cant go.
LUCY: Oh no you can go
LOTTIE: NO! I CANT LUCY!
LUCY: There is no prison cell around you to stop you from leaving
this house and going.
LOTTIE: I know but I have a mum that wants me to stay home.
LUCY: This is the plan; we sneak downstairs because we cant sneak
out from the top level. We silently creep past youre mum whos in
the living room, go round to the kitchen and walk out the back door.
We will walk round the side of your house to get to the front where
my car is.
LOTTIE: This really isnt a good idea, my mum will find out.
LUCY: Nope she wont because we wont be at the party for long, as
soon as you know it you will be back home.
LOTTIE: You promise.
LUCY: Yeah whatever, lets go now. OH wait, turn your phone off so
your mum cant call you and annoy you.
LOTTIE: Umm
[LOTTIE TURNS HER PHONE OFF]
LOTTIE: Anything else before we leave, your highness.
LUCY: Dont talk to me like that .. and no lets go.

FADE
SCENE SIX; INT. THE HOUSE
(Lottie and Lucy)
[SOUND OF THE STAIRS CREAKING]
[BOTH CHARACTERS WHISPERING IN THE WHOLE SCENE]
LOTTIE: Do you really think this is a good idea?
LUCY: Course it is apparently the partys live!
LOTTIE: SHHH Lucy your being to load, go slower and quieter.
[No more talking until there outside, just the sound of them walking
through the house.]
[Sound of the backdoor silently opening and closing]
LUCY: RUN Run to my car
LOTTIE: Im Running, Im running. Which car is yours?
LUCY: The one of the double yellow lines, the Punto.
LOTTIE: DOUBLE YELLOW LINES! ARE YOU STUPID.
LUCY: Oh shut up no one really cares.
[sound of Lucy and Lottie opening the car door]
LOTTIE: So how long have you been driving for?
LUCY: Umm not too sure, but I got my license back 4 days ago. [Sound
of the car speeding off]
LOTTIE: SLOW DOWN!
LUCY: Its fine Im a safe driver.
LOTTIE: And how exactly did you lose your licence?
LUCY: Ive been caught speeding a few times, thats it.
LOTTIE: Stop looking at me when youre talking, concentrate on the
road. I dont want to end up in hospital thank you very much.
FADES OUT
SCENE SEVEN; INT. THE PARTY
(LOTTIE AND LUCY)
[Sound of load music]
[Lottie and Lucy get out the car and start walking to the front door
of the house, as they get closer the music gets louder.]
LOTTIE: Sounds like theres a lot of old men in there.
LUCY: Thats because there is, most of them are about 21, but the
rest are in there 30s.
LOTTIE: WHAT! And you brought me a 16 year old to a grown-ups party.
LUCY: Look there safe people, none of them will hurt you.
[They both walk through the front door into the house, musics
really load].
LUCY: This looks like a lit party, look come do some shots with me,
shots will make you feel so much better.
LOTTIE: But Ive never done them before
[Lucy pours loads of shots]
LUCY: Here, five for you five for me.
LOTTIE: But how do you drink them.
LUCY: You shot them. Look.
[Lucy takes one shot]
LUCY: Woo! That hit the spot, right now you try.
[Lottie takes the shot, and coughs a lot]
LOTTIE: That was so strong wow. What drink was that?
LUCY: Let me check, ugh absinth.
LOTTIE: Whats the percentage on that?
LUCY: 81%
LOTTIE: Is that a lot for an alcoholic drink.
LUCY: Meh, Ive had higher percentage before. LETS FINISH THE
DRINKS!
[Lottie and Lucy both finish their shots they poured]
[30seconds of house music and sound of people dancing to it.
LOTTIE: Haha this is so much fun, I cant stop smiling
LUCY: Yeah this is brilliant.
LOTTIE: Haha, you have two faces.
LUCY What?
LOTTIE: Your face is coming out of your face. [Laughing]
LUCY: Ok. [Laughing] Well heres another drink for you.
[Hands drink over to Lottie]
LOTTIE: What is it.
LUCY: I think its vodka.
LOTTIE: But its in a water bottle?
LUCY: Someone probably stole alcohol from their parents and put it
in an empty bottle. I do it all the time.
[Lottie downs the vodka in the water bottle]
[More music and dancing]
LOTTIE: You have good moves!
LUCY: Ive been to a few partys and learnt a few tricks. Lets do
more shots.
LOTTIE: [Drunk voice] I think I have had enough!
LUCY: Common a couple more youll be fine!
LOTTIE: I need to go to the bathroom
[Lottie runs to the bathroom]
[Lottie gets to the bathroom and stairs at herself in the mirror].
LOTTIE: This feels so strange, everything is spinning. Why cant I
focus on myself? Lottie [smacks herself], snap out of it!
Ugh, I feel ill
[Vomits in the toilet and passes out]
[Party carrys on load music everyones having fun]
[Lucy realises Lotties been gone for a long time]
[Lucy walks round the party asking everyone if they have seen a
young blond girl]
LUCY: Hey you, have you seen a little blonde girl.
PERSON: No sorry.
[Lucy remembers Lottie went to the toilet]
LUCY: TOILET!!!
[Lucy runs up the stairs to the toilet and is confronted by a passed
out Lottie]
LUCY: LOTTIE WAKE UP! [Shaking her repeatedly]. OH NO! What am I
gunna do
[Lucy gets her phone out and calls 999]
999: 999 what is your emergency.
LUCY: Hi, my friend is passed out drunk at RG9 4BA, shes not moving
and I need your help as soon as possible.
999: Weve sent a help team to that postcode, I recommend you stand
her up and walk her outside.
FADES OUT
END OF SCENE
SCENE EIGHT; INT. OUTSIDE THE PARTY
(LOTTIE AND LUCY)
[Sound of the ambulance pulling up outside the house]
LUCY: Look she needs help can you get her to hospital as soon as
possible.
999: Yeah we need a friend to come too.
LUCY: Alright, Ill come.
[Lucy and Lottie get into the ambulance, sirens are on all the way
to the hospital]
FADES OUT
END OF SCENE
SCENE NINE; INT. HOSPITAL
[Sound of hospital sounds]
[Mum crying]
LOTTIE: Where am I?
MUM: Hospital
LOTTIE: What Happened?
MUM: YOU DIDNT LISTEN AND NEARLY DIED!
LUCY: but she didnt die
MUM: Lucy this is all your fault, get out!