Scarborough
Scarborough by Fiona Evans is a drama published by Nick Hern Books in 2008, consisting of 63 pages. This play explores a complex and charged romance between a fifteen-year-old student and their teacher, set against the backdrop of a Scarborough bed and breakfast. The narrative unfolds in two parts, initially presenting the relationship between Lauren, a 29-year-old gym teacher, and Daz, her 15-year-old pupil, before reversing the genders in the second part with Aiden and Beth.
Readers will find a nuanced portrayal of the dynamics within this illicit relationship, as the characters navigate their emotions in a confined space. The play captures moments of laughter, conflict, and intimacy, ultimately leading to the disintegration of their bond. With its focus on themes of power and vulnerability, Scarborough invites reflection on the complexities of teacher-student relationships within the framework of contemporary drama.
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Fiona Evans’s play Scarborough is a drama about a dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and their teacher. A one-act version of the play was first performed at Apartment, Newcastle, on 24 October 2006, and transferred to The Assembly Rooms, George Street, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 3 August 2007, where it won a Fringe First Award. The play was revived, in this expanded, two-part version, at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London, on 7 February 2008. The play takes place in a double room in a Scarborough bed and breakfast, where a 29-year-old gym teacher and their15-year-old pupil are having an illicit weekend away. In Part One, Lauren (the teacher) and Daz (the pupil) laugh, quarrel and make love, but they don’t dare go out. The play tracks the disintegration of their relationship. Then, in Part Two, the action is replayed with almost identical dialogue, but with the gender of the two characters reversed: the teacher is now Aiden, and the pupil is Beth.
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