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In the Zone (play)

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Directed by
  
William Sterling

Production company
  
ABC

Country
  
Australia

Based on
  
play by Eugene O'Neill

Running time
  
30 mins

In the Zone (play)

Release date
  
19 March 1957 (Sydney) 4 April 1957 (Melbourne)

Similar
  
The Long Voyage Home, Summer Holiday, The Iceman Cometh, The Emperor Jones, Mourning Becomes Electra

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In the Zone is a 1917 stage play by Eugene O'Neill.

Contents

Plot

The adventures of the crew of a small tramp steamer in World War One.

1946 British TV Version

The BBC produced a version in 1946. The cast included Bonar Colleano, Finlay Currie, Alec Mango and Jack Newmark. Broadcast live, the transmissions were not recorded, and as such it is lost.

1957 Australian TV Version

A 1957 version of In the Zone was a very early attempt at Australian television drama, airing during the first few months of TV in that country. It was produced in Sydney and telerecorded/kinescoped for Melbourne broadcast (these were the only two cities in Australia with television at the time), and aired on ABC, and was broadcast in a 30-minute time-slot.

Archival status is unknown. Most of the very early Australian television drama were adaptations of overseas stage plays, or new versions of works originally presented on the BBC in the UK. In the Zone was an example of both, as the play had previously been presented on the BBC during 1946. It is not known if the two versions used the same script.

Cast

  • Bruce Beeby
  • Richard Meikle
  • Keith Buckley
  • Owen Weingott
  • John Bluthal
  • Bruce Wishart
  • Other Versions

    A different version may have aired on British television in 1960.

    The play formed part of the basis for the 1940 film The Long Voyage Home.

    References

    In the Zone (play) Wikipedia