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Issue Details: First known date: 1951... 1951 The Secret Plans
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A schoolboy, David Fanshawe, is coopted by his father and an unusual 'visitor' into a secret mission to deliver a document to Operator X so that 'total war' might be averted.

Notes

  • Author estimates time of performance as 'About 18 minutes'.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: ca. 1951
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Nine Muses June Epstein , Melbourne : Robertson and Mullens , 1951 Z1531148 1951 selected work drama children's Five plays for children in the upper primary or secondary grades. They include a play based on the life of Bach, a reversioning of a Hans Christian Andersen (q.v.) tale, a Greek drama that brings classical composers to Mount Olympus, an adventure in the bush, and an espionage adventure for a schoolboy. Each play is accompanied by recommendations for performance, a stage map, and 'Suggestions for Original Work'. Melbourne : Robertson and Mullens , 1951 pg. 7-23
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