The Time Is Not Yet Ripe is a 1912 Australian play by Louis Esson. It is a political comedy and is Esson's best known work.
| The Time Is Not Yet Ripe | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Louis Esson |
| Date premiered | 23 July 1912 |
| Place premiered | Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne |
| Original language | English |
It was first produced by the Melbourne Repertory Theatre at the Athenaeum Hall in 1912.[1]
The Time Is Not Yet Ripe has since come to be acknowledged as an Australian classic, and was later published.[2][3] Its first major revival was by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Comedy Theatre in 1973, and it also received professional productions in Sydney in 1977 and Adelaide in 1984.[4]
References edit
- ^ "REPERTORY THEATRE--THE TIME IS NOT YET RIPE". The Age. No. 17, 894. Victoria, Australia. 24 July 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 9 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ D. R. Walker, 'Esson, Thomas Louis Buvelot (1878–1943)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University] accessed 25 March 2013.
- ^ "LOUIS ESSON". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 June 1938. p. 21. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "The Time Is Not Yet Ripe - AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
External links edit
- "Playing the 20th century – episode one: The Time is Not Yet Ripe", Radio National, 19 December 2010
- The Time is Not Yet Ripe at AusStage
The Time Is Not Yet Ripe public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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