Ask No Questions (play)
| Ask No Questions | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Gwen Meredith |
| Directed by | Doris Fitton |
| Date premiered | August 31, 1940 |
| Place premiered | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
| Setting | A private hospital |
Ask No Questions is a 1940 Australian stage play by Gwen Meredith.[1] It had an all-female cast.[2] Meredith wrote it at the request of Doris Fitton who wanted some plays without no men, because male actors were hard to get with the war on.[3]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a delightful comedy".[4]
The Bulletin said "There are plenty of bright new gags. Perhaps it is that the ladies are merely indulging their natural habits, but whatever the reason there’s not a false note in the whole performance."[5]
A performance of the play was broadcast on radio in 1941.[6]
Premise[edit]
A jealous, neurotic wife of a brilliant surgeon suspects every woman who meets her husband of being his mistress.
References[edit]
- ^ "Gwen Meredith". Barrier Daily Truth. Vol. XXXVII, no. 11, 308. New South Wales, Australia. 6 January 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Theatre's First Anniversary". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. V, no. 140. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No Men To Act On Amateur Stage". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. V, no. 299. New South Wales, Australia. 6 March 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Comedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 036. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stage and Concert – "Peacocks in Paradise"", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (specific issues), 61 (3160), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 4 Sep 1940, ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-593018699, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Cloncerts — Little Theatres", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 36 (26), Sydney: Wireless Press, June 28, 1941, nla.obj-715024381, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
External links[edit]
- Ask No Questions at Ausstage