Have a Nice Holiday!

INTRODUCTION

Mr and Mrs Boggis want a holiday, but they don't know where to go. There are a lot of different places, and it's important to find the right one. Can the travel agent help? She knows all about the different places. Or does she?

CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

Travel agent, a young woman

Mr Boggis, a man of about 40

Mrs Boggis, his wife

Man who speaks to the audience

PERFORMANCE NOTES

The scene is a travel agent's office, with pictures of holiday places on the walls. The travel agent is sitting at her computer, with two chairs in front of her.

You will need a pen and paper, and some plane tickets.

Mr and Mrs Boggis come into the office.

AGENT

Good afternoon. Can I help you?

MR BOGGIS

Yes, please. We'd like a holiday.

AGENT

Oh, yes. Where would you like to go?

MR BOGGIS

What do you think, dear?

MRS BOGGIS

Somewhere exciting!

MR BOGGIS

(To the agent) Somewhere exciting.

AGENT

(Writing it down) Somewhere exciting.

MRS BOGGIS

Somewhere hot!

MR BOGGIS

(To the agent) Somewhere hot.

AGENT

(Writing it down) Somewhere hot.

MRS BOGGIS

Somewhere far away!

MR BOGGIS

(To the agent) Somewhere far away.

AGENT

(Writing it down) Somewhere far away.

MRS BOGGIS

And somewhere cheap!

MR BOGGIS

(To the agent) And somewhere cheap.

AGENT

(Writing it down) And somewhere cheap. Right, let's see. There's a very nice holiday for two in Florida, in a really good hotel.

MRS BOGGIS

Ooh, that's nice!

MR BOGGIS

Yes. Very hot, Florida.

MRS BOGGIS

Yes, and very exciting.

MR BOGGIS

How much is the Florida holiday?

AGENT

Er, let me see. ￡2,000 for one person...

MR BOGGIS

￡2,000 for one person!

Ooh, that's nice!'

AGENT

...for one day.

MR BOGGIS

For one day!

MRS BOGGIS

Oh dear. That's ￡28,000 for the two of us for a week. That's very expensive.

AGENT

You can't have everything. It's a very nice holiday. But let's find something cheaper, shall we?

MR BOGGIS

Er, yes, please.

AGENT

What about this? A camping holiday for two near the Scott Hills.

MRS BOGGIS

Ooh, that's interesting. I like camping. Are they far away, the Scott Hills?

AGENT

Oh, yes, very far away.

MR BOGGIS

Good. And is it a cheap holiday?

AGENT

Oh, yes. Only ￡20 for each person for a month.

MRS BOGGIS

And is it nice and hot there?

AGENT

Well, not very hot.

MRS BOGGIS

Tell me, where are the Scott Hills?

AGENT

In Antarctica, near the South Pole.

MR BOGGIS

Near the South Pole! But that isn't hot.

AGENT

No, but it's a very cheap holiday. I told you, you can't have everything.

MR BOGGIS

Look, we want somewhere hot and cheap.

AGENT

OK. Well, this one's just right for you.

MRS BOGGIS

Is it cheap?

AGENT

Oh, yes. It's cheap. Only ￡200 for two people. That's very cheap.

MR BOGGIS

Is it somewhere hot?

AGENT

Oh, yes. It's hot. But it isn't very far away, I'm afraid.

MRS BOGGIS

Oh, that doesn't matter. Where is it?

AGENT

Margarita, in the south of Spain. The Hotel Fantastico is very quiet, only five minutes' walk to the sea, and it has a swimming pool.

MRS BOGGIS

Ooh, that's wonderful. Let's take it.

MR BOGGIS

Yes, let's! Can I pay for it now? And can we go tomorrow?

AGENT

Of course. (She takes Mr Boggis's money and gives him two tickets.) Here are your tickets. Have a nice holiday! Goodbye!

MR AND MRS BOGGIS

Thank you. Goodbye!

Mr and Mrs Boggis go out with their tickets. A man comes in and speaks to the audience.

MAN

So, Mr and Mrs Boggis are going to have a wonderful holiday, are they? What do you think? Let's see, shall we? It's now two weeks later.

He goes off. Mr and Mrs Boggis come into the travel agent's office.

AGENT

Good morning. Can I help you?

MR BOGGIS

We're very angry about one of your holidays. To Margarita, it was.

AGENT

Ah, yes. Cheap, hot, and not very far away.

We're very angry about one of your holidays.'

MR BOGGIS

Well, Margarita was OK, but the hotel was no good at all. It was quiet, you said.

AGENT

Well, I did say that, yes.

MRS BOGGIS

Well, the building was only half finished, so there were men at work day and night! There was a lot of noise.

MR BOGGIS

We couldn't sleep at all.

MRS BOGGIS

And it had a swimming pool, you said.

AGENT

Well, er, yes, perhaps I did say that.

MR BOGGIS

That was half finished, too. No water in it.

AGENT

I see. Well—

MRS BOGGIS

Five minutes' walk to the sea, you said.

MR BOGGIS

Perhaps it takes five minutes in a taxi. Not on foot, oh no!

AGENT

Oh dear. Well, I'm very sorry. Perhaps you'd like some of your money back?

MRS BOGGIS

No, we'd like another holiday now.

AGENT

Oh, yes, why not? How about two plane tickets to Australia? It's exciting, hot and very far away!

MRS BOGGIS

Ooh, wonderful! Let's take them.

AGENT

Here are your tickets, then. Have a nice holiday!

They go out happily with their tickets.

AGENT

(Smiling) The tickets are only to Australia! Perhaps they're never going to come back!

camping n. sleeping and cooking in the open air, as part of a holiday 露营

假日愉快！

内容简介

博吉斯夫妇想去度假，但不知道去哪里好。可以去的地方有很多，关键是得找到合适的。旅游经纪人能帮上忙吗？她对所有的地方都了如指掌，那是真的吗？

剧中人物

旅游经纪人，一个年轻女士

博吉斯先生，一个大约40岁的男人

博吉斯太太，他的妻子

旁白

场景说明

场景是旅游经纪人的办公室，墙上贴着度假地的图片。旅游经纪人坐在电脑前，她面前有两把椅子。

要准备纸笔和几张飞机票。

博吉斯夫妇走进办公室。

经纪人：

下午好，有什么需要帮助的吗？

博吉斯先生：

有的，我们想度个假。

经纪人：

哦，好的。你们想去哪儿？

博吉斯先生：

你看呢，亲爱的？

博吉斯太太：

一个让人兴奋的地方！

博吉斯先生：

（对经纪人）让人兴奋的地方。

经纪人：

（写下来）让人兴奋的地方。

博吉斯太太：

一个炎热的地方！

博吉斯先生：

（对经纪人）一个炎热的地方。

经纪人：

（写下来）一个炎热的地方。

博吉斯太太：

一个遥远的地方！

博吉斯先生：

（对经纪人）一个遥远的地方。

经纪人：

（写下来）一个遥远的地方。

博吉斯太太：

一个便宜的地方！

博吉斯先生：

（对经纪人）一个便宜的地方。

经纪人：

（写下来）一个便宜的地方。好了，让我们看看。有一个很好的佛罗里达双人度假产品，入住一个非常棒的酒店。

博吉斯太太：

哦，很不错！

博吉斯先生：

是的，佛罗里达很热。

博吉斯太太：

是的，而且非常让人兴奋。

博吉斯太太：

这个佛罗里达度假产品要多少钱？

经纪人：

呃，让我看看，每人2,000英镑……

博吉斯先生：

一个人就要2,000英镑！

经纪人：

一天的报价。

博吉斯先生：

一天就要那么多！

博吉斯太太：

哦，天哪。那我们俩一星期就要28,000英镑。太贵了！

经纪人：

鱼和熊掌不能兼得。这是个很不错的度假产品，不过我们还是找个便宜些的吧，怎么样？

博吉斯先生：

呃，好的，劳驾。

经纪人：

这个怎么样？斯科特山附近的双人露营假日。

博吉斯太太：

哦，这个挺有趣。我喜欢露营。斯科特山远吗？

经纪人：

哦，远，非常远。

博吉斯先生：

好。这个度假产品便宜吗？

经纪人：

哦，当然。每人每月只要20英镑。

博吉斯太太：

那里热吗？

经纪人：

嗯，不是很热。

博吉斯太太：

告诉我，斯科特山在哪里？

经纪人：

在南极洲，靠近南极。

博吉斯先生：

靠近南极！可那里不热啊。

经纪人：

是的，但是这个度假产品很便宜。我说过了，鱼和熊掌不能兼得。

博吉斯先生：

瞧，我们想要找个既热又便宜的地方。

经纪人：

好吧。嗯，这个正好符合你们的要求。

博吉斯太太：

便宜吗？

经纪人：

哦，是的。这个便宜，两个人只要200英镑。这个价格非常便宜。

博吉斯先生：

那个地方热吗？

经纪人：

哦，是的。那儿很热，不过恐怕不是太远。

博吉斯太太：

哦，没关系。在哪里？

经纪人：

玛格丽塔，在西班牙南部。那里的奇妙酒店坐落在非常安静的地方，步行五分钟就可以到海边，酒店还有游泳池。

博吉斯太太：

哇，太好了。我们就要这个吧。

博吉斯先生：

好啊，就这个！我可以现在付款，明天出发吗？

经纪人：

当然。（她接过博吉斯先生的钱，给了他两张机票。）这是你们的机票。假日愉快！再见！

博吉斯夫妇：

谢谢，再见！

博吉斯夫妇拿着机票出去了。旁白上场，对观众讲话。

旁白：

这么说，博吉斯夫妇会有一个美妙的假期，是这样吗？你们怎么想的呢？让我们来看看吧。现在是两个星期后。

旁白下场。博吉斯夫妇走进旅游经纪人的办公室。

经纪人：

早上好。有什么需要帮忙的吗？

博吉斯先生：

我们对你们出售的一个度假产品很生气，是去玛格丽塔的。

经纪人：

啊，是这样。既便宜又热，而且不是很远。

博吉斯先生：

嗯，玛格丽塔还可以，可那酒店太糟糕了。你说那儿很安静。

经纪人：

嗯，是的，我是这么说的。

博吉斯太太：

哦，那个酒店只盖好了一半，结果一天到晚都有人在施工！吵死了。

博吉斯先生：

我们根本没法睡觉。

博吉斯太太：

而且你还说那儿有个游泳池。

经纪人：

嗯，呃，是的，或许我是说过。

博吉斯先生：

那个也没有完工。里面根本没有水。

经纪人：

我明白了。那——

博吉斯太太：

你说从那儿步行五分钟就能到海边。

博吉斯先生：

或许坐出租车五分钟能到。走路可不行，哦，根本不可能！

经纪人：

哦，天哪。好吧，我非常抱歉。或许你们想要退回一部分的钱？

博吉斯太太：

不，我们现在想换一个度假产品。

经纪人：

哦，可以，行。两张去澳大利亚的机票怎么样？那里令人兴奋，天气炎热，而且非常遥远！

博吉斯太太：

哦，太好了！我们要了。

经纪人：

这是你们的机票。假日愉快！

他们拿着机票高兴地走了。

经纪人：

（微笑）那是去澳大利亚的单程票！或许他们永远不会回来了！