That Face - Scenes

Scene 2 - Themes

Family, Money, Power, Addiction/Mental illness

Scene 4 - Themes

Family, possession/jealousy, Mental illness

Scene 3 - Synopsis

Henry and Mia go visit Alice in (private) hospital. She is in very bad shape, and Henry says to scrap their plan and leave. Izzy comes in, with a card and flowers, and brags about what they did, tweaking alice's nipple as she sleeps, as well as flirting with Henry. The three leave for the pub, after which Alice starts to cry

Scene 4 - Synopsis

Henry goes back to the apartment, covered in marks from sleeping with Izzy. Henry looks for his clothes, but can't find them, and steals one of Martha's dressing gowns. Martha acts incredibly jealous, and it is revealed that she sliced up Henry's clothes last night. The two argue, but things eventually calm down. The scene then ends with the two hugging, and Martha giving henry a hickey, saying that he "can show [Izzy] that."

Scene 7 - Synopsis

Hugh takes Mia to dinner in a very expensive restaurant. They have tense, awkward conversations about school, and Martha. Mia doesn't give hugh much information, saying that he should be good at his job, and make a deal with Martha, as well as that he knows her better. She also asks if she can smoke, and acts, in general, petulant and uncooperatively.

Scene 5 - Synopsis

In Hugh's flat, the night after. Mia wakes up, and starts cleaning & telling Izzy to leave. Henry isn't there.Izzy does nothing to help clean, instead teasing Mia about having slept with her brother. Henry arrives, wild-eyed, and Izzy carries on flirting with him, oblivious. He tells her to "Get the f*ck out," and she becomes incredibly upset, then leaves. Henry says Martha is "gone," and him and Mia argue over Hugh returning, and his plans to 'help' Martha

Scene 6 - Themes

Mental Illness, Alcoholism, Family

Scene 1 - Synopsis

Mia and Izzy initiate Alice, tying her to a chair and preparing to enact torture on her. Mia has drugged Alice with Valium, and eventually goads Izzy into becoming violent/angry by calling her soft.

Scene 3 - Themes

Money, Power, Reputation

Scene 1 - Themes

Power, reputation

Scene 2 - Synopsis

The scene starts with Martha and Henry in bed together, her stroking him in a "perverse" way. Henry wakes up, and him and Martha argue about whatever happened the night before, eventually saying that it won't happen again. Mia comes in, and tells them that Hugh knows what happened, and is coming home. Henry convinces Mia to go to the hospital to convince Alice that Izzy coerced her, and the two leave, Mia pocketing the note that martha left Henry

Scene 6 - Synopsis

The scene starts with Martha calling the speaking clock, incredibly drunk. Eventually Henry comes in. She doesn't recognise him, and talks about her dead son, 'Harry.' Henry leaves to get water, and she spreads flower petals on the bed, inviting him onto her 'bed of roses.' Henry talks at her about how he thought he could make her seem like she was better, and tries to convince her to go to the clinic. She agrees to do so, but only if he has a drink with her.

Scene 7 - Themes

Wealth, Family, Responsibility

Scene 5 - Themes

Wealth/Excess - Hugh's flat. Mental illness, Responsibility, Family