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Time of the Serpent

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Time of the Serpent is a 1958 British radio play by Bruce Stewart about Eliza Fraser. It was one of Stewart's first radio plays in England.[1] He also appeared in the production.[2]

Practical Wireless called it "an original and refreshing play".[3]

He wrote it as a stage play.[4]

Original cast

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  • Joan Hart as Mrs Fraser:
  • Andrew Sachs as Lieutenant Rettar
  • Frank Windsor as Captain Marston
  • Stephen Jack as Johnny, an aborigine
  • Jack MacGowran as Bracefell, a convict
  • Bruce Stewart as The Storyteller

References

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  1. ^ "TV and Radio". The Birmingham Post. 25 January 1958. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Worth Reporting". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 49. Australia, Australia. 14 May 1958. p. 42. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Programme Pointers" (PDF). Practical Wireless. May 1958. p. 233.
  4. ^ "Bruce Stewart Seeks Change From TV Scripts". Press. 10 October 1961. p. 13.
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