A Place Where You Whisper Explained

A Place Where You Whisper
Format:drama play
Runtime:60 mins
Start Time:8pm
End Time:9pm
Country:Australia
Language:English
Home Station:2FC
Syndicates:ABC
Director:Eric John
Record Location:Sydney

A Place Where You Whisper is a 1951 Australian radio drama by D'arcy Niland.[1]

The play formed the basis of Niland's novel The Shiralee.

The play was produced again in 1955.

Premise

A sheep shearer, Macauley, has been away from shearing for several years. He brings his blind 6-year-old child with him to a job at Mungindi. Matters come to a head when Macauley and another shearer, Lewis, fight it out for the highest tally.

Notes and References

  1. Bruce Moore, 'Niland, D'Arcy Francis (1917–1967)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/niland-darcy-francis-11242/text20049, published first in hardcopy 2000, accessed online 27 September 2023.