The Sub-Editor's Room
| The Sub-Editor's Room | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Leslie Rees |
| Written by | Leslie Rees |
| Directed by | Leslie Rees |
| Starring | Edward Howell |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 18 December 1956[1] |
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
[edit]It was based on a one act play Rees wrote in 1937.[6][7][8]
Cast
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- 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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- Australian television plays
- 1956 Australian television plays
- 1930s Australian plays
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- Australian English-language television shows
- Black-and-white Australian television shows
- Australian live television shows
- 1956 television plays
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