My Life is my Affair

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My Life is my affair
Written byOriel Gray
Date premiered1946
Place premieredWagga School of Arts, Wagga Wagga
Original languageEnglish

My Life is My Affair is a 1946 Australian play by Oriel Gray.[1] It won first prize in the Wagga one act play competition.[2] The play was performed in Wagga Wagga and in Sydney.[3][4][5]

Reception[edit]

The Sydney Morning Herald said the play had "sincerity and dramatic force... and, in addition, a saving grace of humour.. The shattering of dream worlds, the recovery of sane values, and the achievement of equality between husband and wife are worked out with skill and neatness, and with a deep and subtle under- standing of human nature."[6]

Premise[edit]

The rehabilitation of a married serviceman, his wife, his mother and his lover.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. p. 313.
  2. ^ "WOOLWICH WRITER WINS WAGGA PLAY CONTEST". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "THEATRE IN SYDNEY". Le Courrier Australien. No. 12. New South Wales, Australia. 21 March 1947. p. 11. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Winning Plays to be Presented". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 11 March 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Abo's views of bomb-site". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. VIII, no. 16. New South Wales, Australia. 2 March 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Modern Themes In Plays By Australians". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 080. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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