The Grotto (play)

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The Grotto
Written by Robert Wales
Directed by Peter Summerton
Date premieredJune 13, 1962 (1962-06-13)
Place premiered Independent Theatre, Sydney
Original languageEnglish
SettingWoolloomooloo

The Grotto is a 1962 Australian play by Robert Wales. It was runner up in a 1962 Journalist Club competition and had a run at the Independent Theatre. [1]

Contents

The play was the first Australia play performed at the Independent since Hunger of a Girl in 1960. [2]

Premise

The story of an Italian migrant family living in Woolloomooloo.

Reception

The Australian Jewish Times wrote "It has many interesting and exciting thoughts, but only the author would know why he chooses to express them against the background of the lives of an Italian fishing family in Woolloomooloo." [3]

The Bulletin called it "a pretty bad play". [4]

The Sydney Morning Herald praised it as "a genuine work of art... gripping sharply etched masterpiece". [5]

Adaptation

It was adapted for radio by Joy Hollyer in 1963. [6]

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References

  1. "They had to change their habits". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1966. p. 30.
  2. "Music and theatres". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1962. p. 14.
  3. "SYDNEY LIFE & TIMES New play curious mixture". The Australian Jewish Times . Vol. 69, no. 41. New South Wales, Australia. 22 June 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "THEATRE ON A SAFE SHORE", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 23 Jun 1962, nla.obj-688774952, retrieved 24 October 2024 via Trove
  5. "The Grotto at Independent". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 1962. p. 9.
  6. "2CY ABC 2CN". The Canberra Times . Vol. 37, no. 10, 551. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 June 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 24 October 2024 via National Library of Australia.