Spinney Under the Rain

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Spinney Under the Rain is a 1939 Australian radio play by Trevor Heath. [1]

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It was very popular and was performed a number of times, including on BBC radio in 1949. [2] [3]

There were productions in 1940, 1941, 1947, 1954 and 1955.

Wireless Weekly said the play "reduced me to a quivering mass of nervous imaginings." [4]

The 1947 production starred Peter Finch. [5]

Premise

"The central character of a strange play is a youngish professor who has been doing research on the Arcadian myths while living in a converted farmhouse. Certain eery happenings electrify the household—a dog has its throat torn out, a flute is heard playing in the rain, a man dies in the spinney of shock, a girl is bemused by something she has seen. What is the explanation of all this?" [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 11, 1939), "WEDNESDAY . . . NOV 15", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726508537, retrieved 8 April 2024– via Trove
  2. ↑ "Australian Play for B.B.C." The Age . No. 29, 475. Victoria, Australia. 15 October 1949. p. 4 (FINAL EDITION). Retrieved 8 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ ""SPINNEY UNDER THE RAIN."". Macleay Argus . No. 8773. New South Wales, Australia. 12 March 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 8 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 25, 1939), "Fantastic Play Of Greek Deity", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726520364, retrieved 8 April 2024– via Trove
  5. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (31 May 1947), "FRIDAY, June 6 A.B.C. Programmes", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1378966351, retrieved 8 April 2024– via Trove
  6. ↑ "Broadcast Features". Lachlander And Condobolin And Western Districts Recorder . New South Wales, Australia. 6 November 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 8 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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