A production in Hobart. Based on a 1931 play by Thorton Wilder.
Because nothing said "Tasmanian culture" more than that, presumably. 30 mins
Premise
Almost the entire play takes place during an automobile journey from Newark to Camden, New Jersey by a family on their way to visit a married daughter, who has recently lost a baby in childbirth. Very little happens, but the father, mother, and children reminisce, joke, and sightsee and somehow, in classic Thornton Wilder fashion, capture something of the universal joy and sadness of life as they motor along.
Cast
* Marcus Cooney
* Barbara Crompton
* Aileen Jenkins
* Patricia Owen
* Nigel Triffit
Original play
The play, The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden was first produced in 1931. Borrow a copy here.
Other productions
It was filmed by the BBC in 1937 for TV.
It had a successful revival on Broadway in 1948. It aired on Australian radio in 1944.
The play appears to have been popular in Australian repertory companies.
Production
It was filmed in Hobart and according to IMDB was directed by John Baldwin. Need to get date of Hobart release.
It was shown in Sydney at least - on 19 August 1963. Shown in Melborne on 2 Oct 1963.
There's correspondence relating to the production at the NAA.
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| SMH 18 August 1963 p 85 |
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| SMH 19 Aug 1963 p 15 |
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| TV Times Vic Oct 1963 |
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| NAA Publicity |
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