The Harp in the South (play)

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The Harp in the South
Written by Ruth Park
Leslie Rees
Based on The Harp in the South
by Ruth Park
Directed by Doris Fitton
Date premieredMarch 3, 1949 (1949-03-03)
Place premiered Independent Theatre, Sydney Australia
Original languageEnglish
Genredrama

The Harp in the South is a 1949 Australian stage play by Ruth Park and Leslie Rees based on the novel of the same name by Park. A number of changes were made in the adaptation, with Rees focusing on the structure and Park the dialogue. [1] [2]

A reading of the play was held on 25 May 1948. [3] [4] [5] A production followed at the Independent the following year and it was performed around the country numerous times.

ABC Weekly called it "disappointing". [6] The Bulletin said it was "worth seeing". [7] The Sun called it "a moving story". [8] The Sydney Morning Herald said "there is so much warmly human material... that it promises to hold the boards there for some little time–and by solid merit." [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "MUSIC AND THE THEATRE". The Sunday Herald (Sydney) . No. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 27 February 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 126.
  3. ↑ ""Harp In The South" As A Play". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 34, 454. New South Wales, Australia. 26 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 19 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "BOOKS OF THE WEEK". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 34, 433. New South Wales, Australia. 1 May 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 19 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "PRIZE NOVEL AS PLAY". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 34, 439. New South Wales, Australia. 8 May 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (19 March 1949), "Harp in the South", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 11 (12), nla.obj-1344041905, retrieved 19 September 2023– via Trove{{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  7. ↑ "Slumming.", The bulletin., John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 70 (3604), 9 Mar 1949, ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-552787259, retrieved 19 September 2023– via Trove{{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  8. ↑ "Sociol message in play". The Sun . No. 12, 200. New South Wales, Australia. 4 March 1949. p. 7 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 19 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ ""Harp" Play Is Warm And Human". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 34, 696. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 19 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.


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