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'Radio: The Play pays homage to the radio days of the 1940s, as a young producer confronts the dilemma of producing a full radio show without a cast. He decides the show must go on, and it is carried out with a handful of people playing 23 different parts'.
Source:
Scott Bowman, 'Taking a New Direction', Geelong Advertiser, 14 April 1989.
Notes
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Performed in conjunction with another one-act play, The Case of the Metaphysical Whore, by Steve Taylor and Isobelle Carmody.
Production Details
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Performed at the Ford Theatre of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre on 14, 15, 21, and 22 April 1989.
Produced by Barwon Theatre Company.
Followed by a second season at Theatreworks, 10 to 20 May 1989.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tracking Down Gumshoes of the '40s
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 April 1989; (p. 4)
— Review of The Case of the Metaphysical Whore 1989 single work drama ; Radio : The Play 1989 single work drama -
Mystery of the Missing Audience
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 20 April 1989; (p. 15)
— Review of Radio : The Play 1989 single work drama ; The Case of the Metaphysical Whore 1989 single work drama -
Taking a New Direction
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 14 April 1989;
— Review of The Case of the Metaphysical Whore 1989 single work drama ; Radio : The Play 1989 single work drama
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Taking a New Direction
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 14 April 1989;
— Review of The Case of the Metaphysical Whore 1989 single work drama ; Radio : The Play 1989 single work drama -
Mystery of the Missing Audience
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 20 April 1989; (p. 15)
— Review of Radio : The Play 1989 single work drama ; The Case of the Metaphysical Whore 1989 single work drama -
Tracking Down Gumshoes of the '40s
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 April 1989; (p. 4)
— Review of The Case of the Metaphysical Whore 1989 single work drama ; Radio : The Play 1989 single work drama
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