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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 97. 56 Highpoint Weybridge Surrey KT13 8TP Tel No: 01932 840260 Mobile: 07905 325305 Email: the_piano_dude@ ‘STAIRWAY’ by Eric Andersen FADE IN: EXT: VILLAGE GREEN / STREET - DAY An expansive village green, somewhere in Surrey. There is a worn path across it, and a lane around the edge. The lane is very narrow – two cars can barely pass at once. The lane has several houses along it, but it leads somewhere... First a car park comes into view, then a big main building. Behind it there are playgrounds, bike sheds etc. A sign outside the main entrance confirms what we suspect – this is a school. At the main entrance there is a sign, which reads: ‘BROOKSIDE SCHOOL – SECONDARY SCHOOL AND 6TH FORM’ Brookside - a good school for children aged 11 - 18. There is no one outside - we are well into the school day. ACROSS THE SCREEN, the words ‘3rd FEBRUARY 2004’ APPEAR and DISAPPEAR. A bell rings, signalling the end of a lesson, and a voice, obviously belonging to a teacher, speaks. FORM TEACHER (O.S.) Okay, Year 7s, thats lunch. The voice is coming from a... INT: MUSIC CLASSROOM - continuous A TEACHER is addressing her form group. FORM TEACHER (CONT’D) Remember to thank your mentors. This is their last session with you. The classroom is large and colourful, with musical instruments all around - a music room being temporarily used as a form room. A class of Year 7s in school uniform all grab their bags and eagerly head off to lunch, as does the teacher, and several older kids - Sixth Formers. A year 7 boy, JASON, comes up to one of them, JOE. Joe is a good but quiet kid – he wouldn’t stand out in a crowd. JASON Thanks for everything, Joe. JOE Youre welcome, James. JASON Jason. JOE (embarrassed) Jason, right. Jason leaves, feeling insulted. Another Sixth Form mentor, SIMON, comes up to Joe, amused. SIMON Well done, Joe. Shit, five months. Youd think youd remember some of their names! JOE (defensive) I do! Joe points to some of the Year 7s as they leave