Lightning Strikes Twice (play) explained
| Lightning Strikes Twice |
| Director: | Rex Rienits |
| Setting: | morning-room of a house on the outskirts of a small Australian country town |
| Premiere: | [1] |
| Place: | Union Theatre, Melbourne |
| Orig Lang: | English |
| Genre: | melodrama |
Lightning Strikes Twice is a 1944 Australian stage play by Rex Rienits.[2] Rienits originally wrote it as a vehicle for Marie Ney.[3]
It was presented by the Tin Alley Players, the first time they did an Australian play.[4]
The play received a number of productions throughout Australia. It was Rienits' most successful stage play.
The Age called it "full of melodrama - but modern."[5] The Bulletin said it had an "excellent reception" and leading actor Ruby May was "thrilling" in her role. The Brisbane Telegraph called it a "good thriller".[6] The Adelaide Advertiser said it "strikes an ultra modern note".[7]
Premise
Martha Allen commits one murder, then two, then becomes insane. Her nephew becomes involved.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Tin Alley Players . . 30,667 . Victoria, Australia . 11 December 1944 . 17 September 2023 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- News: THE AMATEUR THEATRE REHEARSALS WITH OVERSEAS' FLAVOUR . . 30,652 . Victoria, Australia . 23 November 1944 . 17 September 2023 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
- News: THE AMATEUR THEATRE "HIAWATHA," AN ALL-GIRL SHOW . . 30,622 . Victoria, Australia . 19 October 1944 . 23 October 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- https://must.unimelb.edu.au/1944/12/31/lightning-strikes-twice-08121944-2/ Lighting Strikes Twie
- News: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE. . . 27,968 . Victoria, Australia . 9 December 1944 . 17 September 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Repertory Play . . Queensland, Australia . 26 July 1945 . 23 October 2023 . 4 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS) . National Library of Australia.
- News: Playbox Players In Mystery Thriller . . South Australia . 18 September 1945 . 23 October 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
