Presented Without Courtesy

By Musette Morell

A voice from the studio can turn an ordinary anxiety into a sales opportunity. Inside a commercial broadcasting station, advertising does more than promote products: it presses upon appearance, hygiene, health, desirability and the fear of social rejection. This satirical comedy uses the language and machinery of radio to expose a culture in which private insecurity is cultivated for public profit. Into this calculated environment comes David Newera, a sheltered young man promoted as "Australia's most perfect young man". His protected innocence collides with the worldly methods of Mr Blatant, a station manager who instructs his advertising staff to exploit fear and insecurity. The contrast sharpens the play's central tension: between an idealised public image and ordinary human limitations, and between personal identity and the commercial forces eager to define it. Radio advertising supplies both the comic device and the object of criticism, allowing broadcasts, slogans and sales pressure to reveal how mass media can enter the most private corners of self-perception. Set across the station, studio and Green Room, the play turns a workplace devoted to persuasion into a pointed examination of deception, social pressure and the profitable manufacture of doubt. Its comedy arises from the unsettling closeness between absurd commercial claims and familiar human vulnerabilities. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9378414834
• ISBN13: 9789378414831
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"