The Living Rock
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins (4:10 pm 5:10 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2FC
SyndicatesABC
Written byCoral Lansbury
Original releaseApril 13, 1952 (1952-04-13)

The Living Rock is a 1952 Australian radio play by Coral Lansbury. It was a modern-day Passion Play but "modern in style" according to Lansbury.[1]

It was composed especially for Easter.[2] The play was one of the most highly regarded Australian radio plays of the 1950s.[3]

Premise

In a small French village under German occupation, a Nazi lieutenant is in love with a Frenchwoman, Dominique. He decides to destroy an iron cross set in a rock in the hill of the village, revered by the devout villagers.[4]

References

  1. "Passion Play By Sydney Girl". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 168. New South Wales, Australia. 13 April 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "5 AD And A.B.C. At Oakbank". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 94, no. 29, 173. South Australia. 12 April 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 147.
  4. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "RADIO PLAYS A.B.C.", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 14 No. 15 (12 April 1952)), nla.obj-1662260468, retrieved 12 October 2023 via Trove
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