The Grotto (play) explained

The Grotto
Director:Peter Summerton
Setting:Woolloomooloo
Place:Independent Theatre, Sydney
Orig Lang:English

The Grotto is a 1962 Australian play by Robert Wales. It was runner up in a 1962 Journalist Club competition and had a run at the Independent Theatre.[1]

The play was the first Australia play performed at the Independent since Hunger of a Girl in 1960.[2]

Premise

The story of an Italian migrant family living in Woolloomooloo.

Reception

The Australian Jewish Times wrote "It has many interesting and exciting thoughts, but only the author would know why he chooses to express them against the background of the lives of an Italian fishing family in Woolloomooloo."[3]

The Bulletin called it "a pretty bad play".

The Sydney Morning Herald praised it as "a genuine work of art... gripping sharply etched masterpiece".[4]

Adaptation

It was adapted for radio by Joy Hollyer in 1963.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: They had to change their habits. The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1966. 30.
  2. News: Music and theatres. The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1962. 14.
  3. News: SYDNEY LIFE & TIMES New play curious mixture . . 69 . 41 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 June 1962 . 24 October 2024 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 1962. 9. The Grotto at Independent.
  5. News: 2CY ABC 2CN . . 37 . 10,551 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 1 June 1963 . 24 October 2024 . 18 . National Library of Australia.