| The Sub-Editor's Room | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie Rees |
| Written by | Leslie Rees |
| Based on | play by Leslie Rees |
| Starring | Edward Howell |
Production company | ABC |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 18 December 1956[1] |
Running time | 30 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Sub-Editor's Room is a 1956 Australian television play. It was produced and written by Leslie Rees. It was the first Australian-written television drama to air on Australian television.[2][3]
The word "slut" was spoken in dialogue several times.[4]
No copy of the production exists but a copy of the script survives at the National Archives of Australia.[5]
Original play
Cast
See also
References
- ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 1956. p. 8.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ↑ Day, Christopher (1981). "TV Drama". In Peter Beilby (ed.). Australian TV: The First 25 Years. Thomas Nelson. p. 138.
- ↑ "TELEVISION PARADE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 31. Australia. 2 January 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 29 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (17 January 2022). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: The Sub-Editor's Room". Filmink.
- ↑ "NEW THEATRE LEAGUE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 027. New South Wales, Australia. 12 June 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ The Sub Editor's Room original play at AustLit
- ↑ ""STARS OF THE AIR" LESLIE REES, WRITER AND PLAY EDITOR". Wodonga And Towong Sentinel. No. 2952. Victoria, Australia. 15 September 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- The Sub-editor's Room at AustLit
- Copy of set design at ABC Gore Hill Tribute Site
- Australian Theatre performance of Sub-Editor's Room at Ausstage
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