The Indian
[stage directions:]
Sound of Indian drums, war-whoops, jungle birds, coyotes, hens, dogs barking. Book turns to an Indian setting. Enter RED INDIANS. They dance and then freeze.
NORTH WEST TRADER: 'They give me furs, beaver skins, Davy Crockett hats and all the little necessities of life. I give them beads, baubles, V D, diphtheria, influenza, cholera, fire water and all the benefits of civilisation.'
— Stage directions and quote from the published version of 'The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil' by John McGrath (London: Methuen, 1981).