The tawse in a school play

When I was at school, I often had the responsibility for writing the play for our yearly fair. I tried very hard to get some sort of spanking reference into each one. It didn’t always work out like I wanted to, but writing and spanking and theatre were all fused together for me; if one component was missing, it just wasn’t as much fun.

It’s a shame I didn’t have this play, “Thomas Edward o Banff”, to inspire me:

Note: No costumes are needed nor props, except perhaps … a school bell and a tawse or cane for the headmaster.

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Mr Grant enters in a rage, a cane or tawse in his hand. (actual prop if available)

Mr Grant: Who has put a forkytail, I mean an earwig in my desk and a slater, …. a woodlouse in my tea cup?…. (stamp & brandish tawse) This is no accident.

Alex Black: It wis Thomas Edward, Sir. I saw him.

Mr Grant: Up to your tricks again Edward? You are a disgrace and a discredit to the school. Come with me. You have been warned.

Thomas: It wisnae me, Sir.

Isa Sinclair: It wis Alex Black, Sir, I saw him.

Mr Grant pushes Thomas off stage by his ear. 6 thrashes of the tawse and cries are heard off stage. All wince, except Alex Black who grins, having put the creatures there earlier.

What a wonderful way to inspire a young spanko’s love of theatre.