The Banner
by
Robin Gordon
- Auksford, 2004-2011 -
© Copyright Robin Gordon, 2011
The story of the war between the youths of Halden and Swarrell,
presented in the original form as four plays
and in the revised form as a mock-heroic verse epic in four parts.
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Sid
Precious
Sid is in danger from the angry father of
his best friend Jim, who
thinks he's queer, and from King's gang
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until a concatenation of circumstantial
evidence results in his being
hailed as the hero of Swarrell after a skirmish in
the long-standing
war against the Halden youths, a skirmish in which Swarrell
wins the
banner: Halden gang-leader Nails's trousers)
Drama: Act I. -- Act II. -- Act III.
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Nails
Nails
After a humiliating defeat and debagging by Swarrell, Nails avoids his gang
and takes up with Christian evangelist Janice who wants to win his soul to
impress the curate, Mouse. Meanwhile Tommo plots to steal the leadership and
Marlene from Nails)
Drama: Act I. -- Act II. -- Act III.
Mock-heroic verse epic
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Effie
Effie
Inspired by a sermon from Mouse, King's girlfriend Effie aspires to be a
peacemaker. Tommo uses her to win back the Banner to make himself leader
of the Halden gang.
Drama: Act I. -- Act II. -- Act III.
Mock-heroic verse epic
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The
Battle
King summons all the gangs of Swarrell to battle, Little Willie retires to sulk
in his tents when told by King that this is a serious battle in which there is no
place for juvenile tricks like debagging, but Norah makes sure that the
confrontation does not fizzle out without loss of trousers.
Drama: Act I. -- Act II. -- Act III. -- Act IV
Mock heroic verse epic:
Cantos 1-5 -- Cantos 6-10 -- Cantos 11-15 -- Cantos 16-20
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