Spinney Under the Rain
Spinney Under the Rain is a 1939 Australian radio play by Trevor Heath.[1]
It was very popular and was performed a number of times, including on BBC radio in 1949.[2][3]
There were productions in 1940, 1941, 1947, 1954 and 1955.
Wireless Weekly said the play "reduced me to a quivering mass of nervous imaginings."[4]
The 1947 production starred Peter Finch.[5]
Premise[edit]
"The central character of a strange play is a youngish professor who has been doing research on the Arcadian myths while living in a converted farmhouse. Certain eery happenings electrify the household—a dog has its throat torn out, a flute is heard playing in the rain, a man dies in the spinney of shock, a girl is bemused by something she has seen. What is the explanation of all this?"[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 11, 1939), "WEDNESDAY . . . NOV 15", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726508537, retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Australian Play for B.B.C." The Age. No. 29, 475. Victoria, Australia. 15 October 1949. p. 4 (FINAL EDITION). Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""SPINNEY UNDER THE RAIN."". Macleay Argus. No. 8773. New South Wales, Australia. 12 March 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 25, 1939), "Fantastic Play Of Greek Deity", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726520364, retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (31 May 1947), "FRIDAY, June 6 A.B.C. Programmes", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1378966351, retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Broadcast Features". Lachlander And Condobolin And Western Districts Recorder. New South Wales, Australia. 6 November 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Spinney Under the Rain at Ausstage
- 1949 BBC Prduction at Genome