form y separately published work icon Red Sky at Morning single work   radio play   historical fiction  
Adaptation of Red Sky at Morning : A Play in Three Acts Dymphna Cusack , 1935 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1938... 1938 Red Sky at Morning
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"In 1812 New South Wales, a woman, Alicia, is unhappily married to a brutal officer. She falls in love with an Irish convict, Michael and they decide to flee together."

Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sky_at_Morning_(play) (accessed 5/2/25)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work has been affiliated with the Irishness in Australian Literature dataset because it contains Irish characters, tropes and themes.

Production Details

  • First broadcast on Sunday, 20 November 1938.

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Works about this Work

The Drama in Australia: A Crop of New Young Writers Leslie Rees , 1939 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 July vol. 55 no. 16553 1939; (p. 5)
The Drama in Australia: A Crop of New Young Writers Leslie Rees , 1939 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 July vol. 55 no. 16553 1939; (p. 5)
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