The Unmapped Land is a 1943 Australian verse drama play for radio by Elisabeth Lambert. It was entered in a verse drama competition and did not win but was purchased and produced by the ABC.[2]
| Genre | verse drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 45 mins (10:00 pm – 10:45 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Elisabeth Lambert |
| Directed by | John Cairns[1] |
| Original release | September 30, 1943 |
According to ABC Weekly the play "tells the story of three women who represent three points of view in the modern world, and the effect that a war has on them and on the people with whom they come in contact."[3]
It was Lambert's first play for radio. She followed it with Storm's Abatement.[4][5] This launched her writing career.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Thursday, Sept. 30", ABC Weekly, 5 (39), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 25 September 1943, retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Ten new verse plays", ABC Weekly, 5 (12), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 20 March 1943, retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Coming on the air", ABC Weekly, 5 (39), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 25 September 1943, retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Coming on the air", ABC Weekly, 6 (13), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 25 March 1944, retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ ""Stars of the Air"". North-eastern Advertiser. Vol. XXXV, no. 50. Tasmania, Australia. 30 June 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Young Australian's Play Produced in London", ABC Weekly, 12 (49), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 9 December 1950, retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Trove