Had We But World Enough
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Had We But World Enough is a 1950 Australian play by Oriel Gray.
The play made its debut in 1950 at the New Theatre.[1][2]
Plot
[edit | edit source]A school teacher casts an aboriginal girl as the Virgin Mary in a play.
Reception
[edit | edit source]The Age called it "well worth seeing."[3]
The Adelaide News liked the first half.[4]
Legacy
[edit | edit source]The play is now commonly regarded as being ahead of its time in its treatment of race relations in Australia. It was published in 2018.[5]
References
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- ^ Had We But World Enough at Playlab
External links
[edit | edit source]- Had We But World Enough at Fryer Library
- Had We But World Enough at AustLit
