A Spring Song

A Spring Song is a 1958 Australian play by Ray Mathew.

A Spring Song
Written byRay Mathew
Date premieredMarch 1958
Place premieredBrisbane
Original languageEnglish
Genredrama

The play was given a reading by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1957. The Age called the script "moving".[1] It played at the Sydney Pocket Theatre in 1958 and the Sydney Morning Herald said it was "not a success".[2]

The play was successfully presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 1964[3] and transferred to the West End that year.[4] The Evening Standard called it a "mellow, sentimental melodrama".[5]

The play was filmed for Canadian television in 1965 with the story relocated to Canada. Zoe Caldwell starred.[6]

Premise

The story of a farming family consisting of a father and his three daughters, Margaret, Kerry and Helen. Margaret is dying and falls in love with their boarder. Helen moves to Sydney. Kerry is in love with Geoff, a grazier's son, but is trapped into staying at home.

References
  1. Grant, Bruce (31 August 1957). "A source of great richness". The Age. p. 19.
  2. "New play by Ray Mathew". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1958. p. 4.
  3. "Spring Song of Outback in London". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 32, no. 25. Australia, Australia. 18 November 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Sydney Playwright's London Opening – A spring song fell with a thud". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 964. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 September 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "This may bring a tear in Sydney". Evening Standard. 29 September 1964. p. 4.
  6. "Festival presents a spring song". The Ottawa Citizen. 8 May 1965. p. 114.
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