A Sirius Cove is a 1935 Australian comedy play by Lionel Shave.[1]
| A Sirius Cove | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lionel Shave |
| Date premiered | 11 September 1935 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
| Setting | Bellvue Hill, Sydney |
The play was one of the most highly regarded of the 1930s.[2]
The play was broadcast on Australian radio in 1938 as part of the ABC's Drama Week.[3]
It was broadcast on radio in England, South Africa and New Zealand.[4]
It was published in 1948 in a collection of Shave's one act plays.[5]
Reviewing the 1938 production, Wireless Weekly said "The obvious denouement creaked, but creaked pleasantly like Granny’s rocking- chair; you were pleased the dear old thing was still enjoying life. But too long. The creaking went on long after Granny’s bed-time. I was yawn-ing, and saying to myself, “Is she going to keep me up all night?”"[6]
Premise
editAccording to the ABC the play "satirises in a frolicksome way contemporary Bellevue Hill society. The comedy also pokes fun at those who attempt to deny the early Australian con-vict background."[7]
A man descended from a convict turns up at a Bellevue House owned by Mr and mrs Pilcarrow-Browne, who are anxious that their daughter Mercia should marry well.
References
edit- ^ "AMATEUR PLAYWRIGHTS IN COMPETITION". Sydney Mail. Vol. XLVIII, no. 1229. New South Wales, Australia. 16 October 1935. p. 21. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (March 16, 1940), "Australian Plays For Stage", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 35 (11), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-718411736, retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "BROADCASTING FIRST WIRELESS WAVES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 306. New South Wales, Australia. 4 May 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (September 7, 1940), "PLAYWRIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA RADIO SUCCESS OVERSEAS", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 35 (36), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-720117655, retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Proven Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 463. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (June 3, 1938), "Between You and Me and the Microphone THEY CUT HIS HAIR", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (22), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-714445799, retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (May 6, 1938), "RADIO DRAMA WEEK Details of the Plays", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (18), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-714402064, retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Trove
External links
edit- A Sirius Cove at Ausstage