John Naish Peace Polony. [Manuscript] (Unpublished)
Peace Polony by John Naish. © Dr. Lee Naish, Digital version 2022.
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- Work By
- Author: John Naish
- Item Type
- Manuscript
- Collection
- Library Archives
- Series
- John Naish plays
- Location
- Townsville Campus Library
- Item Code
- JN/1/3
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- Subjects
- theatre; plays; drama
Summary
A synopsis by Bianka Vidonja Balanzategui
Peace Polony moves between scenes and acts from reality to nightmare and back to reality. Humour rarely features in Naish's work so it is rather surprising to find some playful dialogue in this characteristically cynical play. Naish himself described the play as "A derivative Absurdity in Two Acts with Serious Overtones". The world-weary tone evident in The Paul Davis Affair also colours Peace Polony as does the criticism of "the uppercrust: Executives, organisers, secretaries, bosses" as "a gang of swindlers and exploiters-". The play is set in England, and action revolves around Welshman Ron [Goronwy Jones] who involved in promoting protests to 'ban the bomb'. Nightmare becomes reality in a closing twist of the plot when the nightmare account of the character Mr Bull finding his wife in bed with another man is played out when Ron's 'wife' Hope is revealed to be Bull's wife and Ron is shot by Bull.
Additional Information
Bianka Vidonja Balanzategui is an historian and historical consultant. She graduated from James Cook University with an Honours degree and PhD in history and is an Adjunct Lecturer at JCU. She researches the sugar industry and migration history of tropical north Queensland, and her first book, published by JCU, Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade married those two themes. She also has a keen interest in the history of the Herbert River district where she has lived since her marriage. At present she is researching the role of women in various episodes of North Queensland history, while also continuing to research and write about John Naish.
Copyright Information
© Dr. Lee Naish, Digital version 2022.
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