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Ned Kelly (James Clancy play)

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Ned Kelly
Written byJames Clancy
Directed byJoan Littlewood
Date premiered23 May 1960
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Stratford East
Original languageEnglish
SubjectNed Kelly

Ned Kelly is a 1960 British play by Irish-Australian journalist James Clancy about bushranger Ned Kelly.

It was produced in Britain by Joan Littlewood. They had been sent the play by Clancy who was in New Zealand.

Reviews were poor. This was reported in Australia by local media. The Observer said "the concept is Brechtian; the dialogue, unfortuantely, it not." The Guardian called it "extremely repetitious."

References

  1. Ned Kelly at Theatricalia
  2. "Alone in the Pacific". Evening Standard. 24 May 1960. p. 10.
  3. "London attackes Ned Kelly play". The Age. 25 May 1960. p. 4.
  4. "Ned Kelly and the Keystone Cops". The Observer. 29 May 1960. p. 16.
  5. "three acts without a play". The Guardian. 24 May 1960. p. 7.
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