Selected stage directions from A Field In England
Whitehead screeches like an abused milkmaid
Whitehead looks up at Trower like a kicked dog
Whitehead's expression is one of concern, although his thoughts are mostly with himself
Jacob looks up at Whitehead for the first time. Jacob [sic] expression changes quickly from weary to one of aggression.
WHITEHEAD (MISERABLE.)
WHITEHEAD (FLUSTERED/ ENRAGED.)
Jacob grabs Whitehead violently by the scruff of the neck
Jacob throws Whitehead back, dangling him
Whitehead is almost physically pained by talk and worry
Whitehead looks pained but somehow relieved by Cutler's embrace
Whitehead is miserable
Whitehead makes a reluctant decision
Whitehead looks grim-faced and crosses his arms
Whitehead looks startled and ashamed
Whitehead nods his head miserably
WHITEHEAD (COY.)
O'Neil looks mystified by Whitehead's lack of self-knowledge
Whitehead looks shocked and disgusted
Jacob is affronted, as if Whitehead made a pass at him
Whitehead pulls his chin in, his feelings hurt
WHITEHEAD V.O (SCREAMING IN AGONY.)
Whitehead is tortured mercilessly behind the tent's closed canvas flap.
Jacob's attention is completely distracted from the sounds of Whitehead's misery
Whitehead's misery is protracted
Whitehead is a changed man. He has seen something dark and terrible
Whitehead begins to weep with silent impotent rage into the dirt as O'Neil stoops down and pats Whitehead on the head like a dog
Whiehead strains at the rope tied around his neck
O'Neil [...] pulls hard to control Whiehead, who is fuelled by fear and magical madness
O'Neil, gasping for breath, smiles and pats Whitehead on the head
O'Neil grabs the disorientated Whitehead in one hand and the bottle in the other
O'Neil pulls Whitehead's head back at an acute angle
Whitehead struggles to release himself as O'Neil tries to force wine down his throat
Whitehead, wretched, chokes
Whitehead sags, losing confidence with the mention of torture
Whitehead looks O'Neil in the eye, with cold hatred and abject self-loathing, having debased himself by begging
