Heads I Lose is a 1935 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay. It was called "an original problem play".[1][2]
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2BL |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Directed by | Lawrence H. Cecil |
| Original release | August 5, 1935 |
The play was produced again in 1936.
Premise
edit"The theme of the play is the choice of two alternatives which face a young doctor, Martin Craig. Each alternative Involves not only his own happiness, but that of other people, and Craig decides finally the question by the toss of a coin. The resulting drama is worked out cleverly, and the action is then chang ed to show what would have happened if the coin had fallen the other way."[3]
References
edit- ^ "BROADCASTING". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 18 October 1935. p. 10 (DAILY). Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (July 31, 1936), "WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "TONIGHT'S BROADCASTING --". The Herald. No. 18, 229. Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1935. p. 18. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Heads I Lose at Ausstage