The Opportunist is a 1940 Australian radio play by Gwen Meredith.[1][2]
 Wireless Weekly 3 August 1940 | |
| Genre | drama feature |
|---|---|
| Running time | 45mins (8:30 pm – 9:15 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Written by | Gwen Meredith |
| Original release | 9 August 1940 |
The play featured in a festival of Australian radio plays on the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1940.[3] It won the Listeners Award for the best play in this festival.[4][5][6]
The success of the play helped launch Meredith's career as a radio dramatist.[7]
The play was produced again in 1946.
Premise
editThe play 'begins in the office of a Queensland bank. An interview is in progress, between the young manager and a good looking, socially-inclined clerk, who has a confession to make about his use of the bank's money. The play quickly moves on from surprise to surprise."[8]
References
edit- ^ "Gwen Meredith". Western Grazier. Vol. XLIV, no. 3439. New South Wales, Australia. 5 January 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Playwrights of Australia Comedy and Sophistication", The wireless weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, July 20, 1940, retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Sixteen Productions in ABC Play Competition", ABC weekly, Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 29 June 1940, retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Gwen Meredith". Western Grazier. Vol. XLIV, no. 3439. New South Wales, Australia. 5 January 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Farwell Wins Play Contest Entry Was Not Most Popular With A.B.C. Listeners", The wireless weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, October 5, 1940, retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "A.B.C. Play Prizes Awarded". The Herald. No. 19, 776. Victoria, Australia. 1 October 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. Vol. 26, no. 35. New South Wales, Australia. 7 May 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Highlights of the A.B.C." The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Vol. 66, no. 94. New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- The Opportunist at AustLit