A Spring Song
| A Spring Song | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ray Mathew |
| Date premiered | March 1958 |
| Place premiered | Brisbane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | drama |
A Spring Song is a 1958 Australian play by Ray Mathew.
The play was given a reading by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1957. The Age called the script "moving".[1] It played at the Sydney Pocket Theatre in 1958 and the Sydney Morning Herald said it was "not a success".[2]
The play was successfully presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 1964[3] and transferred to the West End that year.[4] The Evening Standard called it a "mellow, sentimental melodrama".[5]
The play was filmed for Canadian television in 1965 with the story relocated to Canada. Zoe Caldwell starred.[6]
Premise
[edit]The story of a farming family consisting of a father and his three daughters, Margaret, Kerry and Helen. Margaret is dying and falls in love with their boarder. Helen moves to Sydney. Kerry is in love with Geoff, a grazier's son, but is trapped into staying at home.
References
[edit]- ^ Grant, Bruce (31 August 1957). "A source of great richness". The Age. p. 19.
- ^ "New play by Ray Mathew". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1958. p. 4.
- ^ "Spring Song of Outback in London". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 32, no. 25. Australia, Australia. 18 November 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sydney Playwright's London Opening – A spring song fell with a thud". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 964. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 September 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "This may bring a tear in Sydney". Evening Standard. 29 September 1964. p. 4.
- ^ "Festival presents a spring song". The Ottawa Citizen. 8 May 1965. p. 114.
External links
[edit]- Ray Mathew Papers
- Spring Song at IMDB
- Spring Song at Ausstage