Western Limit Explained
| Western Limit |
| Premiere: | February 1946 |
| Place: | New Theatre, Sydney |
| Orig Lang: | English |
| Genre: | drama |
Western Limit is a 1946 Australian play by Oriel Gray.[1] It was performed a number of times throughout Australia in the 1940s.[2] [3]
Leslie Rees said "The play was an overstocked paddock, sprawling and hinting at too many thorny questions, but never dull like its title. The author had a witty and pointed as well as savage line in dialogue,... The characters were recognizably real, even if the story-line was not strong."[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald said "the play is not a good one and was made no better by the performance."[5] [6]
Premise
The struggles of a farming family.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Australian Drama "Western Limit" . . 9 . New South Wales . 1 March 1946 . 21 January 2024 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Australian Drama at Stow Hall . . South Australia . 18 September 1946 . 21 January 2024 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- News: New Angle on old Play Theme . The Daily Telegraph . X . 290 . New South Wales . 25 February 1946 . 21 January 2024 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- Book: Rees, Leslie. Australian drama, 1970-1985: a historical and critical survey. 1987. 212.
- News: "Western Limit" At New Theatre . . ((33,751)) . New South Wales, Australia . 25 February 1946 . 21 January 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- Voices Unheard: The Representation of Australian Aborigines by Left-Wing Playwrights 1940s-1960s Gabriela Zabala, Australasian Drama Studies, April no. 60 2012; (p. 42-55)
