It All Takes Time

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It All Takes Time
Written byJohn Watson
Directed byJohn Appleton
Date premieredMay 15, 1952 (1952-05-15)
Place premiered Independent Theatre Sydney
Original languageEnglish
Subjectimmigration
Genredrama

It All Takes Time is a 1952 Australian stage play by John Watson. It concerned immigration. [1]

The play was one of a series of dramas on immigration to Australia around this time, others including the radio serial Stranger Come In . [2]

The cast of the original production included Grant Taylor and Aileen Britton. [3] The Daily Telegraph said it "shows a good knowledge of the vernacular and a good insight into the points of view of both old and New Australians." [4] The Sydney Morning Herald critic thought "The play is immature and ill constructed, with crude comedy gags and threadbare platitudes fighting each other for three hours in an attempt to get the upper hand." [5] The Bulletin said the play "has its moments of laughter, but is rather wordy and lacking in action." [6]

It was presented in Melbourne in 1953. [7]

Premise

Immigrants work at a Sydney plastics factory.

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References

  1. ↑ "Migrant problem is play's theme", Pix., Sydney, N.S.W: Associated Newspapers Limited (Vol. 27 No. 21 (28 June 1952)), ISSN   0032-0390, nla.obj-481318633, retrieved 5 September 2023– via Trove
  2. ↑ 'Drama in Sydney' Leslie Rees The Australian Quarterly Vol. 24, No. 2 (June, 1952), pp. 92-94 (3 pages)
  3. ↑ "Women's Letters", The bulletin., John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (Vol. 73 No. 3770 (14 May 1952)), ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-532341566, retrieved 5 September 2023– via Trove
  4. ↑ "Plea for tolerance". The Daily Telegraph . Vol. XVII, no. 47. New South Wales, Australia. 16 May 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Unripe Play About Immigrants". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 35, 695. New South Wales, Australia. 17 May 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Women's Letters", The bulletin., John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (Vol. 73 No. 3771 (21 May 1952)), ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-532345644, retrieved 5 September 2023– via Trove
  7. ↑ "Too many curtains at the Little". The Herald . No. 23, 789. Victoria, Australia. 24 August 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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