The initial production starred Gloria Dawn, a vaudeville star who had been persuaded to appear in a "straight" role in Kenna's The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day.[2]
The play was very popular and has come to be regarded as an Australian classic.[3][failed verification]
The Nimrod Theatre version of the play was directed by John Bell. This was filmed by the ABC in 1974.[6][2] Carl Shutlz directed the production, which had been done on stage under the direction of John Bell.[7]
It was one of a number of stage productions the ABC presented in the early 1970s along with Hamlet, The Misanthrope, and Spoiled.
^Leslie Rees, Australian Drama in the 1970s, Angus & Robertson, 1978 p 192-194
^ ab"Gloria Dawn in straight drama role". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 21 October 1974. p. 1.
^Richard Waterhouse, 'Kenna, Peter Joseph (1930–1987)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 10 January 2013
^"TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 October 1974. p. 25.
^"Aggie's Rebellion". The Age TV Guide. 31 October 1974. p. 4.
^Ed Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p78
^"PRODUCTION notes". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 August 1980. p. 146 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
hard, semi, autobiographical, play, peter, kenna, written, bypeter, kennacharactersdanaggiejoejackmonicadate, premiered17, august, 1973place, premierednimrod, theatre, sydneyoriginal, languageenglishsettingsydney, 1946the, initial, production, starred, gloria,. A Hard God is a semi autobiographical play by Peter Kenna 1 A Hard GodWritten byPeter KennaCharactersDanAggieJoeJackMonicaDate premiered17 August 1973Place premieredNimrod Theatre SydneyOriginal languageEnglishSettingSydney 1946The initial production starred Gloria Dawn a vaudeville star who had been persuaded to appear in a straight role in Kenna s The Slaughter of St Teresa s Day 2 The play was very popular and has come to be regarded as an Australian classic 3 failed verification It was published by Currency Press in 1974 Contents 1 Select Key Productions 2 1974 Film 2 1 Cast 3 1981 Film 3 1 Cast 4 References 5 External linksSelect Key Productions editMay June 1974 Melbourne Theatre company in association with Elizabethan Theatre Trust1974 Film editA Hard GodDirected byCarl SchultzJohn BellWritten byPeter KennaProductioncompanyNimrod TheatreDistributed byABCRelease dates26 October 1974 1974 10 26 Sydney 4 2 November 1974 1974 11 02 5 Running time120 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishThe Nimrod Theatre version of the play was directed by John Bell This was filmed by the ABC in 1974 6 2 Carl Shutlz directed the production which had been done on stage under the direction of John Bell 7 It was one of a number of stage productions the ABC presented in the early 1970s along with Hamlet The Misanthrope and Spoiled Cast edit James Bowles as Paddy Gloria Dawn as Aggee Gerry Duggan as Martin Graham Rouse as Dan Kay Elkund Tony Sheldon as Joe Andrew Sharp1981 Film editA Hard GodDirected byWilliam FitzwaterWritten byPeter KennaProduced byAlan BurkeProductioncompanyABCDistributed byABCRelease date1981 1981 Running time80 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishThe play was adapted for TV again by the ABC in 1981 for the Australian Theatre Festival 8 9 Cast edit Patrick Phillips Betty Lucas Simon Burke Dawn Lake Martin Vaughan Graham Rouse Philippa BakerReferences edit Leslie Rees Australian Drama in the 1970s Angus amp Robertson 1978 p 192 194 a b Gloria Dawn in straight drama role The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide 21 October 1974 p 1 Richard Waterhouse Kenna Peter Joseph 1930 1987 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University accessed 10 January 2013 TV Guide The Sydney Morning Herald 21 October 1974 p 25 Aggie s Rebellion The Age TV Guide 31 October 1974 p 4 A Hard God 1974 production at National Film and Sound Archive TV Guide The Age 31 October 1974 p 42 Ed Scott Murray Australia on the Small Screen 1970 1995 Oxford Uni Press 1996 p78 PRODUCTION notes The Australian Women s Weekly National Library of Australia 6 August 1980 p 146 Supplement FREE Your TV Magazine Retrieved 7 August 2013 External links editReview of 2006 production at Variety A Hard God at AusStage Original play at AustLit 1981 TV adaptation at AustLit 1981 TV adaptation at Australian Screen Online A Hard God 1974 at IMDb A Hard God 1981 at IMDb 1981 TV version at Screen Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Hard God amp oldid 1189790078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
