Australian Plays Performed in UK

8 Dec 1947 - The Bunyip (BBC)

19 Feb 1948 - The Crock of Gold (BBC)

28 April 1953 - Seven Little Australians (BBC)- novel eventually adapted in Australia in 1973

26 Sep 1954 - Rain Before Seven (BBC) w Joyce Dennys who lived in Australia 1919-21

19 Dec 1954 - Stand Still Time (BBC) w Dymphna Cusack

1 Jan 1956 - In Writing (BBC) - w Raymond Bowers

15 April 1956 Dead or Alive - w. Philip Grenville Mann

24 April 1957 - Granite Peak (ITV) - w Betty Roland

27 May 1957 - Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

13 June 1957 Who Killed Kovali? (ITV) w Rex Rienits

11 Sept 1957 - Knife in the Family (ITV) w Jon Cleary

2 Nov 1957 - McCreary Moves In

* More Than Robbery: Sydney Harbour Bridge (1958) by Ramond Bowers - at BBC

2 Feb 1958 Night of the Ding Dong (ITV) w Ralph Peterson

14 Feb 1958 - So Close to the Top (ITV) w Rex Rineits - filmed in Australia as Close to the Roof

8 June 1958 - No Flags for Geebang (ITV) w Coral Lansbury

25 Jan 1959 - The Exiles w Lynn Foster (BBC) - four part play cycle

2 June 1959 - The Square Ring - later filmed by ABC

1959 The Flying Doctor (ITV)

1959 Shadow of a Pale Horse (ITV) - later filmed by ATN-7

Sept 1959 - Tichborne Claimant (Canada)

1960-61 Whiplash (ITV)

26 Jun 1960 - Flag Fall (ITV) - w/d Royston Morley

31 Jul 1960 - The Devil Makes Sunday  - w Bruce Stewart

9 Oct 1960 - Thunder on the Snowy (ITV) - by Peter Yeldham 

28 Jan 1961 - The Watchmen of Saul (ITV) w Bruce Stewart

13 Jun 1961 - Countdown at Woomera (ITV)

22 June 1961 The Attorney General (BBC) w Philip Grenville Mann

23 June 1961 - Listen James w Raymond Bowers

26 Oct 1961 - Children of the Sun (ITV) - Morris West novel 

7 Jan 1962 - No Decision (ATV) - by Ruth Park and D'arcy Niland - commissioned by ATN 7 but not filmed in Oz

19 Jan 1962 - Reunion Day (BBC) - by Peter Yeldham - banned in Australia

6 Apr 1962 - The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day BBC-  prev filmed by ABC

26 Jun 1962 - Lean Liberty (ITV) - w Alan Seymourn d Ray Menmuir - commissioned by ABC not not shown

15 July 1962 - Up a Gum Tree

18 Dec 1962 - The Shifting Heart w Richard Beynon

1 Feb 1963 - East of Christmas (ITV) w Peter Yeldham

9 May 1963 - Beachhead (ITV) - w George Johnston 

12 May 1963 - Jungle Juice (ITV) w Bruce Stewart

16 May 1963 - 31 Backyards (ITV) - by Alan Seymour  - screened on Oz TV in Jan 1965

15 Oct 1963 - Stella (ITV) - w Peter Yeldham - screened Australian TV in 1964

4 Jan 1964 - Day of the Drongo (BBC) - written by Bruce Stewart, directed by Eric Tayler

April 1964 - Goodbye Gloria Goodbye (BBC) - w Peter Kenna

22 Jun 1964 - The One Day of the Year

10 July 1964 - Harp in the South (BBC) - Ruth Park novel d Alan Burke

2 Aug 1964 - Weekend at Willaburra (ITV) - directed by Royston Morley

19 Oct 1964 - Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

11 Feb 1965 - The Naked Island (BBC)

26 April 1965 - Goodbye Johnnie (ITV)

13 Dec 1965 - The Cabbage Hat Boys (ITV) w Peter Yeldham

27 April 1966 A Cheery Soul (BBC) w Patrick White

27 Sep 1966 - Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov (BBC) w Peter Yeldham

1 Oct 1966 - The Tilted Screen (ITV) - w Noel Robinson, d Bill Bain

17 1967 - Kain (BBC) w Alex Poolman

1968 The Tape Recorder

5 Nov 1969  -All Out for Kangaroo Valley - w Noel Robinson, d Bill Bain

English articles on Australian shows are here.

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