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Raising Barbarians

by

Jacqui Dickson

Read by awl on Monday 19th September 2005

On Dee Dee’s return to the family home from South Africa, she discovers her mother Margaret is missing. As Father, Brother and she wait together for news, their personal and political beliefs surface and they come into conflict. Profit values from brother Gordon are opposed by Dee Dee’s view of the corrupt corporate world.

We see this struggle reflected on the streets outside as the fabric of the everyday begins to crack and fail. In spite of the aspirations of war heroes caught up in heroic battles for freedom, they and their children find that lessons learnt in war are more about cruelty and repression than any brave new world.

All characters are strong, intelligent and articulate in their personal beliefs and not stereotyped in any way.
Dee Dee
40 – Photojournalist who uses her work to probe and question politically. A humanist. In her personal life she is grieving for the lost child.
 Stephanie Connell
Gordon
40’s – Aggressive, successful and attractive businessman. Strong in his Thatcherite beliefs – not a Hitler more a Mr. Alan Sugar
 Paul Antony-Barber

Margaret
70 – Married to John – Strong woman who left behind the person she was after the war. As women were manipulated back into the role of housewife in the 50’s. She is now rediscovering herself and acting on it.

 Jeanne Mockford
John
70 – Married to Margaret – Damaged psychologically in the war John took on the male role as presented to him and couldn’t cope. He ruled his home as a dictator, manipulative aggressive and deceitful. He fears his past and loneliness
 Denys Graham
Joan
70 – A strong loyal friend to Margaret and second mother to Dee Dee. A good decent woman who was also forced into a passive role.
 Hilary Sesta
Directed by
 Gilda Waugh

 

  

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