| Western Limit | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Oriel Gray |
| Date premiered | February 1946 |
| Place premiered | New Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | drama |
Western Limit is a 1946 Australian play by Oriel Gray. It was performed a number of times throughout Australia in the 1940s.
Leslie Rees said "The play was an overstocked paddock, sprawling and hinting at too many thorny questions, but never dull like its title. The author had a witty and pointed as well as savage line in dialogue,... The characters were recognizably real, even if the story-line was not strong."
The Sydney Morning Herald said "the play is not a good one and was made no better by the performance."
Premise
The struggles of a farming family.
References
- "Australian Drama "Western Limit"". Le Courrier Australien. No. 9. New South Wales. 1 March 1946. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Australian Drama at Stow Hall". The Advertiser. South Australia. 18 September 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "News and Gossip", ABC Weekly, vol. 14, no. 48, 29 November 1952, retrieved 21 January 2024 – via Trove
- "New Angle on old Play Theme". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. X, no. 290. New South Wales. 25 February 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985: a historical and critical survey. p. 212.
- ""Western Limit" At New Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33,751. New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- Voices Unheard: The Representation of Australian Aborigines by Left-Wing Playwrights 1940s-1960s Gabriela Zabala , Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 60 2012; (p. 42-55)
External links
- Western Limit at Ausstage
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