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Robert Wales was a Scottish writer who worked for a number of years in Australia.

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The Cell is an Australian play by Robert Wales. The setting is in a school for delinquent girls.

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References

  1. "THREE PAGES FOR WOMEN TWO ACTRESSES EXPLAIN HOW..." The Canberra Times . 8 June 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 3 April 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  2. The Cell 1968 TV adaptation details at AusStage

AusStage is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia. It provides records of productions from the beginnings of theatre in Australia up to today.