Boy on an Old Bus
Boy on an Old Bus is a 1966 Australian radio play by Richard Lane about Charles Kingsford-Smith.[1][2]
The Sydney Morning Herald said the play "runs credibly and with urgency. The sour ironies in history are etched in strong acid." The play was the last directed at the ABC by Leslie Rees after thirty years on staff and the Herald called it "an honorable exit" for him.[3]
The play was produced again in 1967 and 1970.
It was one of the major Australian radio plays of the 1960s.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Talking about Stage, concerts and —". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXXII, no. 45. 22 July 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Annual report of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Report). Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ Robinson, Harry (19 July 1966). "Wielding a blunt club". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 13.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985: a historical and critical survey. p. 382.