Legend (Australian play)

Legend
Written byRic Throssell
Date premieredOctober 30, 1958 (1958-10-30)
Place premieredCanberra
Original languageEnglish
SubjectCold War
Genredrama
SettingA country in Eastern Europe

Legend is a 1958 Australian play by Ric Throssell.[1] Its original production was sponsored by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust.[2][3][4]

Radio adaptation

It was adapted for ABC radio in 1959.[5] The play was the third of Throssel's to be broadcast.[6]

Leslie Rees said the production "made a marked impact, mainly because of its pathos and delicacy rather than because of dramatic conflicts or thematic conclusiveness."[7]

Premise

Sir Neil Argent, ambassador of a British Commonwealth country, is holding a reception in an Eastern European country. His son, lan, is unwillingly present. One of the guests is a minister of foreign affairs from one of the Eastern European countries. He brings with him his daughter Varia. She falls in love with Ian.

References

  1. ^ "Conviction And Unreality In Throssell Play". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 626. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 November 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 15 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Theatre Director To See Play". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 623. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 October 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Mr. Throssell's "Legend"". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 632. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Mr. Throssell's "Legend"". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 634. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Iron Curtain divides star-crossed lovers". ABC Weekly. 20 May 1959. p. 12.
  6. ^ ""Legend" To Be Broadcast". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 297. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 May 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. p. 376.