This is a drama where each actor passes information along the line, like ‘Chinese whispers’. The last message given is nothing like the first…It’s a lesson which shows how dangerous it is to gossip and spread rumours, and not listen properly.

I saw a girl who has brought some beautiful anemones into school for the teacher!

REALLY!

Some teacher’s pet has brought enemies in for the teacher?  She must be barmy!

REALLY!

Sorry? What did he say; someone’s got some enemies, and they’re barmy?

REALLY!

Here we’ve got a right situation here today, some enemies are coming, and they’re barmy!

REALLY!

Bad news I’m afraid, something about the army and an enemy arriving!

REALLY

Quick, if the enemy has landed, shouldn’t the army be told?

                                                                 REALLY?

We need to inform the president, the enemy has landed, he must call the army!

(Last gossip runs to a man sitting at his desk on the telephone)

BAD NEWS MR PRESIDENT! IT SEEMS THAT OUR NATION IS AT WAR!

Misinformation passed on can be extremely destructive! This drama was written long before the question of  ‘Weapons of mass destruction’ were thought to be in Iraq.

Prophetic?