Stand Still Time
| Stand Sitll Time | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Dymphna Cusack |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | war |
| Genre | drama |
Stand Still Time is a 1946 Australian play by Dymphna Cusack. It was adapted for radio and British television.[1]
Premise
[edit | edit source]A soldier who, having been posted missing fighting the Japanese in World War Two, presumed dead, returns three years later to find his wife married to his best friend. He leaves her with her new husband.
Production history
[edit | edit source]The play came second in a Playwrights Advisory Board competition in 1946.[2] Cusack had originally written it as a radio play.[3]
It was presented at the Irving Theatre, London, in January 1953. Cusack was living in France around this time.[4]
Radio adaptation - Eternal Now
[edit | edit source]It was adapted into a radio play, Eternal Now, which debuted on the ABC in 1946.[5]
It was adapted again for Australian commercial radio in 1955, under its title Stand Still Time.[6]
1954 British television adaptation
[edit | edit source]The play was filmed for British television.[7] The TV production aired on BBC TV Sunday 19 December 1954 at 9.00-10.30pm
The producer was Julian Amyes, the designer Roy Oxley. It was Presented again at 9.45pm on Thursday 23 December 1954. Reviews were mixed.[8]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Rupert Davies as Alec Roper
- Gillian Lutyens as Margaret Roper
- Alan Tilvern as Rod Fallaw
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1954 British TV production at IMDB
- Play productions at Ausstage