Seapiece is a 1938 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd about an out of work actor.[2][3][4]
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (8:00 pm – 8:50 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Hosted by | ABC |
| Written by | Catherine Shepherd |
| Directed by | Lawrence Cecil |
| Original release | 11 August 1938[1] |
The play was one of Shepherd's key works.[5]
The play was produced again in 1942, 1948 and 1952.
Premise
edit"Sea Piece takes us not to a ship, but to a middle-grade guest house at a coastal resort in England; the chief characters are a down-and-out actor and an engaged young woman who has just won £100 in a competition. From these not very unusual materials, Catherine Shepherd builds a drama which has observation behind every speech, and which suddenly rivets one with its decision to treat an apparently romantic situation with earnest realism."[6]
References
edit- ^ "THURSDAY, AUGUST 11", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, August 5, 1938, nla.obj-714542947, retrieved 25 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "PLAYWRIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA FLAIR FOR CHARACTER STUDY", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, July 27, 1940, nla.obj-720049308, retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "THE DRAMA IN AUSTRALIA". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 553. Western Australia. 22 July 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A.B.C. RADIO PLAYS FOR AUGUST". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1938. p. 17 (SPORTS FINAL). Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "HOBART TO SEE NEW PLAY". The Mercury. Vol. CLXX, no. 25, 188. Tasmania, Australia. 12 September 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ABC PROGRAMMES—THURSDAY, MAR. 5", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 28 February 1942, nla.obj-1331054546, retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
edit- Seapiece at Ausstage