INT: Dave’s parent’s house. It’s Dave’s day off and he’s having a coffee with MUM. DAD is in the kitchen next door
DAVE: So I can’t go to that thing at the synagogue in a couple of weeks because I’ll be in Wales. My friend Rhys is getting married and it’s his stag do that weekend.
MUM: Oh, that’ll be nice.
DAVE: Yup, and I was speaking to my friend Warren last night. He’s getting married in October and I’m going to try and get out to Chicago for the wedding, which is nice too!
MUM: Yes, very nice. It sounds like lots of people you know are getting married at the moment. Soon, everyone will be married and you’ll be the only person who………(DAD enters holding a small notepad)
DAD: Sorry to interrupt!
DAVE: That’s really quite alright Dad, believe me.
DAD: Geraldine, I was just about to pop out to Tesco and I’m making a list of what we need. So far, I’ve got whiskey and wine written down. Do we need anything else?
MUM: Well, we’ll need something for dinner tonight.
DAD: Rightio, well I’ll just put down ‘food’ for now and sort it out when I get there. Anything else?
Pause
MUM: Not really. Apart from marmalade.
DAD: OK, I’ll put down marmalade and then that’s it. Great.
DAVE: Dad, could you do me a favour and read that list back to me?
DAD: Sure. It’s Whiskey, Wine, Food, and Marmalade.
DAVE: Thanks Dad. Now mum, where were we?