Abstract
A farmer commits suicide moments before drought breaking rain begins to fall.
Notes
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See entry in the Campbell Howard Index for details of other productions to 1964.
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One of three prize winners in the International One-Act Play Theatre's 1934 competition. Produced at St Martin's Theatre London on June 3, 1934.
Production Details
- First produced by the Presbyterian Ladies' College Old Collegians' Association at the Playhouse, Melbourne, 24 June 1924.
- Broadcast from London by the B.B.C. 11 December 1934 and 3KZ (Melbourne) 10 May 1938.
Publication Details of Earliest Known Version
Works about this Work
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Australian Woman Writer Wins Play Award
1934
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 July 1934; -
Australian Plays
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 November 1934;
— Review of Drought 1923 single work drama ; The Enchanted Tryst : a fantasy play in verse 1934 single work drama ; -
One-Act Play Prize Award
1924
single work
column
— Appears in: The Argus , 5 January 1924; -
An Australian Play Winner of Rupert Brooke Prize
1924
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 June 1924;
— Review of Drought 1923 single work drama ;
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An Australian Play Winner of Rupert Brooke Prize
1924
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 June 1924;
— Review of Drought 1923 single work drama ; -
Australian Plays
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 November 1934;
— Review of Drought 1923 single work drama ; The Enchanted Tryst : a fantasy play in verse 1934 single work drama ; -
One-Act Play Prize Award
1924
single work
column
— Appears in: The Argus , 5 January 1924; -
Australian Woman Writer Wins Play Award
1934
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 July 1934;
Awards
- 1923 winner Rupert Brooke Prize
Subjects:
- Macedonian people
- Family conflict
- Droughts
- Place & identity
- Farms & farming
- Migrants
Settings:
- Bogan River
- 1902