The Neighbours (radio play)
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Written by | Alexander Turner |
| Directed by | John Cairns |
| Original release | 8 March 1945[1] |
The Neighbours is a 1945 Australian radio play by Alexander Turner. It was one of Turner's most highly regarded plays.[2] He based it on the town of Geraldton, where Turner had lived.[3]
The play came equal first in a 1944 ABC playwriting competition (along with Safe Horizon by Jon Cleary), out of 234 entries.[4]
Reviewing the play, Leslie Rees wrote "no writer has so specifically and sharply caught the peculiar glint of Westralian light as Turner."[5]
A copy of the play is at the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland.[6]
Premise[edit]
The breaking up of a family during the evacuation from Geraldton in 1942.
References[edit]
- ^ "Prize-winning A.B.C. play", ABC Weekly, 7 (9), Sydney: ABC, 3 March 1945, retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Alexander Turner Studio Portrait", ABC Weekly, 21 (26), Sydney: ABC, 1 July 1959, retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Local and General". Geraldton Guardian and Express. Vol. XVII, no. 3610. Western Australia. 18 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Prize-winning plays in A.B.C. Contest", ABC Weekly, 7 (6), Sydney: ABC, 10 February 1945, retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Drama Chronicle", Meanjin Papers, 4 (3), Brisbane: C. Christesen, Spring 1945, retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Trove
- ^ The Neighbours at Fryer Library