Open Spaces
| Open Spaces | |
|---|---|
 Kensington News and West London Times Dec 31, 1926 | |
| Written by | Harry Tighe |
| Characters | Jim Martha Marjorie |
| Date premiered | 3 January 1927[1] |
| Place premiered | Q Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | drama |
Open Spaces is a 1927 Australian play by Harry Tighe.[2][3]
The play was first performed in London in 1927 and received numerous subsequent performances throughout Europe and Australia.[4][5][6]
Premise
[edit]Jim is visited at a farm in outback Australia but his estranged wife, Marjorie.
Reception
[edit]Reviewing the 1927 production The Daily Telegraph thought Tighe "keeps the story moving very well."[7]
The Observer declared "this stark little play had its points" but "it was difficult to go on caring very much what happened to these people."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Theatrical notes". The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 1926. p. 14.
- ^ ""OPEN SPACES."". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 6 January 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CARICATURES BY DICK OVENDEN.", The Triad : a journal devoted to literacy, pictorial, musical and dramatic art., Sydney, 8 June 1927, nla.obj-1263277833, retrieved 13 June 2025 – via Trove
- ^ "Poverty Point", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 10 November 1927, nla.obj-615088782, retrieved 13 June 2025 – via Trove
- ^ "PLAY BY HARRY TIGHE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 781. New South Wales, Australia. 9 November 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (June 29, 1940), "Playwrights Of Australia Harry Tighe—Acclaimed Overseas", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-718521193, retrieved 13 June 2025 – via Trove
- ^ "Q Theatre". The Daily Telegraph. 4 January 1927. p. 12.
- ^ "Open Spaces". The Observer. 9 January 1927. p. 13.
External links
[edit]- Open Stages at Ausstage