The Opportunist Explained

The Opportunist
Format:	drama feature
Runtime:	45mins
Start Time:	8.30pm
End Time:	9.15pm
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
First Aired:	9 August 1940

The Opportunist is a 1940 Australian radio play by Gwen Meredith.^[1]

The play featured in a festival of Australian radio plays on the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1940. It won the Listeners Award for the best play in this festival.^{[2] [3]}

The success of the play helped launch Meredith's career as a radio dramatist.^[4]

The play was produced again in 1946.

Premise

The play 'begins in the office of a Queensland bank. An interview is in progress, between the young manager and a good looking, socially-inclined clerk, who has a confession to make about his use of the bank's money. The play quickly moves on from surprise to surprise."^[5]

External links

• The Opportunist at AustLit

Notes and References

1. News: Gwen Meredith . . XLIV . 3439 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 January 1945 . 3 February 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Gwen Meredith . . XLIV . 3439 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 January 1945 . 3 February 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: A.B.C. Play Prizes Awarded . . 19,776 . Victoria, Australia . 1 October 1940 . 3 February 2024 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Advertising . . 26 . 35 . New South Wales, Australia . 7 May 1946 . 3 February 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Highlights of the A.B.C. . . 66 . 94 . New South Wales, Australia . 8 August 1940 . 3 February 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.