The Torrents
| The Torrents | |
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| Written by | Oriel Gray |
| Date premiered | 1955 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | melodrama |
The Torrents is a 1955 Australian play about an attempt to bring irrigation to a former gold mining town.
In 1955 it was voted best play that year by the Playwrights' Advisory Board, alongside Ray Lawler's Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.[1]
Adaptations
1956 Radio Adaptation
It was adapted for radio by the ABC in 1956.[2]
1969 TV Adaptation
| The Torrents | |
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Production company |
ABC |
Release dates | 1969 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
It was filmed for TV in 1969 as part of the ABC anthology drama series Australian Plays. The production starred Barbara Stephens, Ken Shorter and Alan Hopgood.[3]
Musical Adaptation
It was also adapted into the musical A Bit o' Petticoat.[4]
References
- ↑ David Fiorovanti, "Oriel Gray, 'playwright of ideas', dies aged 83", The Age, 3 July 2003 accessed 24 January 2013
- ↑ "Worth Reporting.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 22 February 1956. p. 31. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "TELEVISION.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "A Bit o' Petticoat at Australianmusicals.com accessed 24 January 2013
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