Play for children, later adapted into a successful television program.
Falcon Island
Greg Shultz
,
( dir. Peter Maxwell
et. al. )agent
Perth
:
Excalibur Nominees
,
1981
Z1670521
1981
series - publisher
film/TV
children's
adventure
Falcon Island follows the adventures of three children: Paul, Jocko, and Kathy. Their activities bring them up against smugglers and sandminers as they attempt to preserve the wreck of a Dutch galleon, the Golden Falcon. Their escapades also invariably involve their family and friends on the small island community. The episodes were continuous and frequently ended with the children being caught up in some dangerous or suspenseful situation.
Note on date:
The actual date of the play's initial performance has not been traced, but contemporary newspaper reports indicate that it preceded the television show, which was an adapted from it.
See, for example, '"Falcon Island" Playwright Changes Role', Australian Women's Weekly, 9 July 1980, p.57.
