Early in the Morning (radio play)
1946 radio play by Ruth Park / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Early in the Morning is a 1946 Australian radio feature by Ruth Park about Abel Tasman.[1]
Genre | drama feature |
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Running time | 60 mins (8:00 pm ā 9:00 pm) |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Written by | Ruth Park |
Directed by | John Cairns |
Original release | November 5, 1946 (1946-11-05) |
The play was well received and was produced again in 1947,[2] 1949, 1951, 1953[3] and 1959.[4]
The play was one of six Australian plays picked by the ABC to commemorate Australia's Jubilee in 1951.[5]
Public response to the play was strong.[6]
The play was one of a series of radio dramas by Park about European exploration of Australia, others being Stormy Was the Weather (on James Cook) and I'll Meet You in Botany Bay on (Governor Phillip). According to Leslie Rees these plays:
Formed an eloquent and fine-tempered reverse sequence bearing on the theme of discovery. They combined the presentation of factual incidents with a keen imaginative perception of character under stress, an ironical feeling for the forlornness, anguish or disillusionment of persons born to a place in history, an appreciation of pioneering courage and achievement set against the failure of private life to fulfil its expectations. These plays had the salt tang of the sea, the roll or pitch of wooden ships breasting through uncharted waters, as well as vivid or bitter personal emotions.[7]