The No Hopers Explained

The No Hopers
Premiere:	^[1]
Place:	Perth
Orig Lang:	English
Genre:	comedy

The No Hopers is a 1961 Australian play by Peter Batey. It was given support from the Elizabethan Theatre Trust at a time when that was rare for Australian plays. The play toured around Australia.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Premise

A woman, Maggie, runs an outback pub with her no hoper husband. She has a romance with commercial traveller Joe.

Notes and References

1. News: Scottish accent. The Age. 1 December 1962. 8.
2. News: The No Hopers . . 29 . 14 . Australia, Australia . 6 September 1961 . 18 July 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Bald Archy Prize founder Peter Batey dies aged 85. ABC. Isaac. Nowroozi . Niki. Burnside. 15 June 2019.
4. News: news of the day. The Age. 1 December 1962. 2.