This script is written for Ray and John,
the producers who put all the good plays on:

THE CENTRE

For a specialised activity;
a throng-attracting, buzzing sport facility
at the bottom of Underhill's back garden,
tucked close to the verdant vistas of the Lane.
A typically busy hive wherein workers
strive to create the honeyed strokes
and savour the sweet taste of success
at the world's fastest game.
Where the playing area is sectioned
like a giant honeycomb,
and where, through unique colonisation,
it is possible to fulfil an away fixture
yet play the game at home.
Where despite determined endeavour,
devotees who may not produce that desired
golden substance for the celebration jar,
can find consolation cheerfully dispensed
by queen bee, Jackie, in the bar ...

Keith Good