The Fortune Teller and the Bloodline Case: Theatre Play
By Alan El-Deir and Sheila El-Deir
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Some spontaneous adventures can turn into nightmares. Apparently, no one is immune to fate. Luck, bad luck, destiny, they all belong to the mysteries of life beyond science. However, some people believe destinies can be changed. Some believe we can even provoke luck. And many believe Fortune Tellers can predict the future.
Matthew is a middle-class scholar who falls in love with a poor girl. Soon his plans are undermined by a succession of bad news and in the blink of an eye his life turns completely upside down. Camilla, a Hungarian Fortune Teller, helps him to unveil some well-kept secrets. An apparently conventional love story turns out to be a puzzle full of mysteries, surprises and amazing revelations.
The story is told through dialogues, at times funny and ironic, where different characters touch relevant topics, leading to reflections on man-made rules, morality, inappropriate behaviour, and the tendency to blame the destiny for whatever misfortune.
Sometimes in life, certain rules have to be broken to enable individuals to be themselves, thinking and being without restraints or limitations. The authors believe this principle applies not only to the play itself but to its literary style as well.
Alan El-Deir
Alan El-Deir: Brazilian by birth, I have lived and studied in Brazil, Spain, England and Switzerland. I love arts and literature. The power and beauty of words are a magic and fascinating universe. They make my life rich and colourful. I believe that through theatre plays authors and actors not only amuse people but also can transmit key messages to the society.
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The Fortune Teller and the Bloodline Case - Alan El-Deir
To love another person is to see the face of God
Victor Hugo
The Fortune Teller and the Bloodline Case
Script
Characters:
Camilla – Hungarian Fortune Teller
Marcel – Camilla’s husband. Frenchman
Matthew – James and Carole’s son
Grace – Matthew’s girlfriend
James – Carole’s husband
Carole – James’ wife
Margarita (Lesley) – Deaf maid
Professor Lambrick – A well-known professor
Mrs Berry – Professor Lambrick’s assistant
Pizza boy – A young pizza courier
Table of Contents
The Gipsy Bohemian Touch
Act 1
The Doubt
Act 2
The Shock
Act 3
The Secret
Act 4
The Truth
Act 5
The Gipsy Bohemian Touch
Act 1
Scene 1: At Camilla’s flat. She is in the living room with a towel on her head, wearing a pink bathrobe and peeling an apple. She speaks to her husband who is shaving in the lavatory.
Characters: Camilla and Marcel.