Hour 10
Nausicaa
Writer
Gabrielle Silvestre
By an old dock on the Thames, five teenagers pass the evening together. Elbie arrives hoping for company, but the encounter exposes the group's tensions around desire, belonging and masculinity.
Characters
Elbie
Elbie wanders in halfway through the play as he wants to piss in the river. He then wants to feel included in this group of teenagers, but once again he fails to fit in. The children are cold and hostile towards him. Elbie stares at Gloria's legs. He is chased away by the boys. Later, the children discuss what they think of him. Siobhan repeatedly calls him a perv. Holly thought he was 'not here'. Eden seems him as not having lived to the standards he associates with masculinity, as having 'let himself down'.
Other Characters
Siobhan, 16, is restless, curious and drawn to Eden. Gloria, 16, is artistic and sensitive, beginning to understand her feelings for Siobhan. Holly, 16, is sharp, under pressure at home and quietly in love with Gloria. Eden, 17, is charismatic and drawn to ideas of male dominance; his coercive behaviour casts a shadow over the group. Marcus, 17, is kind but anxious to appear masculine and win Eden's approval.