Barbara (play)
| Barbara | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mona Brand |
| Date premiered | August 20, 1966 |
| Place premiered | New Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | drama |
Barbara is a 1966 Australian stage play by Mona Brand. The original production was sponsored by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust.[1][2][3] The Sydney Morning Herald called it "divertingly unpredictable."[4]
It was adapted for ABC radio in 1970.[5]
Leslie Rees wrote that "Plainly set out, this play gradually grew in reality as a statement of the problems of young people and as a warning to possessive parents. If there was no great brilliance or originality, neither was there any falsity: Mona Brand’s experienced hand guided the play to its quite moving conclusion."[6]
Premise[edit]
An ambitious mother wants her daughter to become an academic.
References[edit]
- ^ "Guys & dolls". Tribune. No. 1474. New South Wales, Australia. 31 August 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'BARBARA' OPENS AT THE NEW THEATRE". Tribune. No. 1473. New South Wales, Australia. 24 August 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Happy Marriage", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 88 (4514), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 10 Sep 1966, ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-703943574, retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "The show did go on...". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 August 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "Radio guide". The Age. 23 July 1970. p. 37.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. Angus and Robertson. p. 374.