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Issue Details: First known date: 1963... 1963 Three Australian Plays
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Three Australian Plays : Introduction, Alrene Sykes , single work criticism (p. 9-23)
The One Day of the Year, Alan Seymour , single work drama

'Undoubtedly one of Australia's favourite plays, the One Day of the Year explores the universal theme of father-son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady, nostalgic sentimentality of Anzac Day. It is a play to make us question a standard institution - Anzac Day, the sacred cow among Australian annual celebrations - but it is the likeability and genuineness of the characters that give the play its memorable qualities: Alf, the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum, the anchor of the family; Hughie, their son, with all the uncertainties and rebelliousness of youth; and Wacka, the Anzac, with his simple, healing wisdom.'

(Description from publishers website)

(p. 25-96)
Note: Rev. ed.
Ned Kelly : A Play, Douglas Stewart , single work drama (p. 97-236)
The Tower, Hal Porter , single work drama

"The Tower takes place in 1850s Hobart, in the mansion of wealthy Sir Rodney de Havilland. Members of Sir Rodney’s household include his spinster sister Hester, his wheelchair-bound step-daughter Amy, his new 19 year-old-wife Selina, and creepy 14 year old son Edwin. Amy falls off the new tower being built on top of the house and signs point to it not being an accident. Was it suicide? Was she pushed? There are lots of twists and memorable characters (including a hunky ex-convict and dodgy maid), and the house is a wonderfully creepy setting in the style of Thornfield Hall or Manderley."

Source

(p. 237-311)
* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The One Day of the Year, Alan Seymour , single work drama

'Undoubtedly one of Australia's favourite plays, the One Day of the Year explores the universal theme of father-son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady, nostalgic sentimentality of Anzac Day. It is a play to make us question a standard institution - Anzac Day, the sacred cow among Australian annual celebrations - but it is the likeability and genuineness of the characters that give the play its memorable qualities: Alf, the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum, the anchor of the family; Hughie, their son, with all the uncertainties and rebelliousness of youth; and Wacka, the Anzac, with his simple, healing wisdom.'

(Description from publishers website)

(p. 25-96)
Ned Kelly : A Play, Douglas Stewart , single work drama (p. 97-236)
The Tower, Hal Porter , single work drama

"The Tower takes place in 1850s Hobart, in the mansion of wealthy Sir Rodney de Havilland. Members of Sir Rodney’s household include his spinster sister Hester, his wheelchair-bound step-daughter Amy, his new 19 year-old-wife Selina, and creepy 14 year old son Edwin. Amy falls off the new tower being built on top of the house and signs point to it not being an accident. Was it suicide? Was she pushed? There are lots of twists and memorable characters (including a hunky ex-convict and dodgy maid), and the house is a wonderfully creepy setting in the style of Thornfield Hall or Manderley."

Source

(p. 237-311)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Penguin ,
      1963 .
      image of person or book cover 2767896305648197325.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 311p.
      Reprinted: 1968 , 1974 ISBN of 1974 reprint: 014070003x
      Series: Penguin plays Penguin (publisher), series - publisher
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1985 .
      image of person or book cover 172800828371492443.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 311p.
      Edition info: Rev. ed.
      ISBN: 0140482067
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1994 .
      image of person or book cover 3947080883572652038.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 311p.
      Edition info: New rev. ed.
      ISBN: 0140482393 (pbk.)

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Works about this Work

Black Comedy J. Murphy , 1964 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 July vol. 86 no. 4402 1964; (p. 44)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled J. C. Trewin , 1964 single work review
— Appears in: Illustrated London News , 7 March 1964; (p. 36)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
The New Dramatists : Or, Goodbye to All That M. Armstrong , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 April vol. 85 no. 4338 1963; (p. 36-37)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled Hugh Hunt , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Nation , 15 June 1963; (p. 22-23)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled Scrutarius , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 29 no. 7 1963; (p. 41-42)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled Colin Ballantyne , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April vol. 2 no. 6 1963; (p. 94-95)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled Scrutarius , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 29 no. 7 1963; (p. 41-42)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled Hugh Hunt , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Nation , 15 June 1963; (p. 22-23)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
The New Dramatists : Or, Goodbye to All That M. Armstrong , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 April vol. 85 no. 4338 1963; (p. 36-37)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
Untitled J. C. Trewin , 1964 single work review
— Appears in: Illustrated London News , 7 March 1964; (p. 36)

— Review of Three Australian Plays Hal Porter , Alan Seymour , Douglas Stewart , 1963 selected work drama
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