Short Plays · Character
Balsquith
A flustered politician who arrives at Mitchener's in borrowed clothes, Balsquith argues, hedges, and discovers that even a Cabinet can be out-talked by a general with a taste for shooting suffragettes.
supporting
Also known as Dead, Balsquith, Balsquith Relieved, Balsquith Dead
First appearance: press cuttings
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He belongs to the harried government of Press Cuttings, dodging tapped telephones and martial law while trying to explain why Sandstone has resigned and why the cordon strategy has collapsed. His running argument with…
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- Other
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- Press Cuttings and O'Flaherty
- Great Catherine court
- Glimpse of Reality intrigue
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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