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Had We But World Enough is a 1950 Australian play by Oriel Gray.

The play made its debut in 1950 at the New Theatre.

Plot

A school teacher casts an aboriginal girl as the Virgin Mary in a play.

Reception

The Age called it "well worth seeing."

The Adelaide News liked the first half.

Legacy

The play is now commonly regarded as being ahead of its time in its treatment of race relations in Australia. It was published in 2018.

References

1. "New Theatre, Sydney". The Maritime Worker. Vol. XI, no. 18. Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Forced Labor For Chained Natives". Tribune. No. 581. New South Wales, Australia. 21 December 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Australian Play Worth Seeing". The Age. No. 29, 646. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "First half of Australian play is fine". The News. Vol. 61, no. 9, 347. Adelaide. 25 July 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Had We But World Enough at Playlab

External links

• Had We But World Enough at Fryer Library
• Had We But World Enough at AustLit

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