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Adaptation of
The Harp in the South
1947
single work
novel
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1949
The Harp in the South
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Freely adapted from the 1948 novel The Harp in the South by Ruth Park.
Production Details
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First produced at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney, 3 March 1949. Also produced in Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide.
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The Harp in the South
1947
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1947
single work
novel
(taught in 2 units)
— Appears in: The Harp in the South Trilogy 1987;
— Appears in: Great Australian Writers : Miles Franklin, Henry Handel Richardson, Mrs Aeneas Gunn, Ruth Park 1987; (p. 513-698)'Amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of inner-city Surry Hills, money is scarce and life is not easy. Crammed together within the thin walls of Twelve-and-a-Half Plymouth Street are the Darcy family: Mumma, loving and softhearted; Hughie, her drunken husband; pipe-smoking Grandma; Roie, suffering torments over her bitter-sweet first love; while her younger sister Dolour learns about life the hard way.' (Book description from publisher's website.)
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Subjects:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
- 1940s
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