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Seapiece is a 1938 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd about an out of work actor.

The play was one of Shepherd's key works.

The play was produced again in 1942, 1948 and 1952.

Premise

"Sea Piece takes us not to a ship, but to a middle-grade guest house at a coastal resort in England; the chief characters are a down-and-out actor and an engaged young woman who has just won £100 in a competition. From these not very unusual materials, Catherine Shepherd builds a drama which has observation behind every speech, and which suddenly rivets one with its decision to treat an apparently romantic situation with earnest realism."

References

1. "THURSDAY, AUGUST 11", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, August 5, 1938, nla.obj-714542947, retrieved 25 February 2024 – via Trove
2. "PLAYWRIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA FLAIR FOR CHARACTER STUDY", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, July 27, 1940, nla.obj-720049308, retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Trove
3. "THE DRAMA IN AUSTRALIA". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 553. Western Australia. 22 July 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "A.B.C. RADIO PLAYS FOR AUGUST". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1938. p. 17 (SPORTS FINAL). Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "HOBART TO SEE NEW PLAY". The Mercury. Vol. CLXX, no. 25, 188. Tasmania, Australia. 12 September 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "ABC PROGRAMMES—THURSDAY, MAR. 5", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 28 February 1942, nla.obj-1331054546, retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Trove

External links

• Seapiece at Ausstage

• Works by Catherine Shepherd
• 1938 Australian radio dramas
• 1942 Australian radio dramas
• 1948 Australian radio dramas
• 1952 Australian radio dramas