John Naish The Factory. [Manuscript] (Unpublished)
The Factory 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/1/7
- Related Links
- Subjects
- theatre; plays; drama
Summary
A synopsis by Bianka Vidonja Balanzategui
The Factory is set in the loungeroom of a factory owner's home. The factory is a metaphor for marriage, a state in which women lose their freedom and identity becoming cans of jam "functionally similar as the cans that come off those conveyor belts", expected to "move and live and behave exactly as planned" by the men that marry them. As Charles Parkes connives to leave his wife Sophia for Stella who is prepared to sacrifice her career as his private secretary for the life of "a can of sweet, domestic, jam", Parkes' wife Sophia is planning to leave him, wanting to stand on her own two feet and to be herself once again, not just Mrs Parkes. Parkes' plan is foiled when his wife abandons her plan.
Note: T.C.A. Eno is a pseudonym for John Naish
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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