The Pub at Pelican Creek
| The Pub at Pelican Creek | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Chris Gardner |
| Date premiered | November 1960 |
| Place premiered | Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
The Pub at Pelican Creek is a 1960 Australian stage play by Chris Gardner which had a number of performances in Australia through the 1960s.[1]
It was commended in the 1958 General Motors play competition.[2][3]
The Bulletin wrote "Speech is authentic, slangy but not too slangy, lively and decorated with an occasional colorful new expletive, coined by the writer one suspects, but such as might well take hold: “Flowering bullfrogs ! ” was a favorite with the audience. Laughter, tears, tension, a happy ending: the play could be tightened a bit, but then there seems no reason why it... should not pass into the repertory of useful plays for amateur groups."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 'Place in Australian Plays' Eunice Hanger The Australian Quarterly Vol. 34, No. 2 (Jun., 1962), pp. 67-73 (7 pages)
- ^ Tennant, Kylie (19 December 1958). "Talent without experience in play contest". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (9 February 2025). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Dark Under the Sun". Filmink. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "SUNDRY SHOWS age and Music", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 9 November 1960, nla.obj-1846566800, retrieved 10 February 2025 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- The Pub at Pelican Creek at Ausstage