The Sub-Editor's Room Explained
| Based On: | play by Leslie Rees |
| Director: | Leslie Rees |
| Starring: | Edward Howell |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Runtime: | 30 mins |
| Company: | ABC |
| Released: | [1] |
The Sub-Editor's Room is a 1956 Australian television play. It was produced and written by Leslie Rees. It was the first Australian-written television drama to air on Australian television.[2] [3]
The word "slut" was spoken in dialogue several times.[4]
No copy of the production exists but a copy of the script survives at the National Archives of Australia.[5]
Original play
It was based on a one act play Rees wrote in 1937.[6] [7] [8]
Cast
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Sydney Morning Herald. TV Guide. 18 December 1956. 8.
- Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
- Book: Day, Christopher. 138. TV Drama. Peter Beilby. Australian TV: The First 25 Years. 1981. Thomas Nelson.
- News: TELEVISION PARADE . . 24 . 31 . Australia . 2 January 1957 . 29 May 2016 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
- Filmink. Forgotten Australian Television Plays: The Sub-Editor’s Room. Stephen. Vagg. January 17, 2022.
- News: NEW THEATRE LEAGUE. . . 31,027 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 June 1937 . 7 June 2016 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
- http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C398897 The Sub Editor's Room original play
- News: "STARS OF THE AIR" LESLIE REES, WRITER AND PLAY EDITOR . . 2952 . Victoria, Australia . 15 September 1944 . 18 February 2019 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
