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Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Paradise Shanty
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Nothing is currently known of the cast or storyline of this production.

Notes

  • Television play.
  • Said to be an adaptation of McGrath's earlier two-act play Little Topar.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Australia,
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      :       Australian Broadcasting Commission ,       1966 .
      Extent: 30min.p.
      Series: form y separately published work icon Australian Playhouse Australia Playhouse ABC Television (publisher), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1966-1967 Z1569693 1966 series - publisher film/TV

      Broadcast on ABC Television between 1966 and 1967, the Australian Playhouse program comprised two series of plays by Australian writers who were new to TV. Among the featured productions were works by Tony Morphett, Pat Flower, and John Warwick.

      The series began in 1966 with 'The Pigeon', which aired in April, and ran weekly until early November, when it ended with 'The Paradise Shanty'.

      Australian Playhouse began again in 1967 with 'Touch of Gold', which aired in July, and ran until October, when it ended with 'The Five Sided Triangle, or One too Many'.

             Number in series: 1.29
Alternative title: The Paradise Shanty : A Play for Television
Form: screenplay
      1966 .
      Extent: 24 leavesp.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:

      • Manuscript alterations

      Series: The Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts series - publisher

      A collection in the Fryer Library at The University of Queensland of manuscript film and play scripts.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Local Id: H1069
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Works about this Work

Forgotten Australian Television Plays : Four Australian Playhouses from 1966 Stephen Vagg , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 August 2022;
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