Tailormade is a comedic radio play by Clive Barry, broadcast in Australia in 1953,[1] and popular in its time.[2]
| Genre | Radio drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Clive Barry |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | 1 March 1953 |
Premise
editOur racketeering narrator, Signor Sardonic—a self-confessed "blue-jawed postwar parasite"—meets Australian tourist Mr. Horse—seemingly "a fairly simple sort of cove"—who is driving a London taxi cab up the Adriatic coastline.[3] Together they strike up a conversation with a blonde artist from Switzerland, Anna.
Horse returns as the protagonist of Barry's second and final piece for radio—Key Fee.[4]
Original Cast
edit- Lionel Stevens as Sardonic
- Sidney Chambers as Horse
- Dinah Shearing as Anna
- Alastair Duncan as Ciccio
- Rod Taylor as Vendor
References
edit- ^ "Plays and Players". The Sun. No. 13, 433. New South Wales, Australia. 27 February 1953. p. 10 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 188.
- ^ "Vol. 15 No. 9 (28 February 1953)". Trove. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Vol. 15 No. 31 (1 August 1953)". Trove. Retrieved 2024-11-26.