| The No Hopers | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Peter Batey |
| Date premiered | June 1961 [1] |
| Place premiered | Perth |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
The No Hopers is a 1961 Australian play by Peter Batey. It was given support from the Elizabethan Theatre Trust at a time when that was rare for Australian plays. The play toured around Australia.[2][3][4]
Premise
A woman, Maggie, runs an outback pub with her no hoper husband. She has a romance with commercial traveller Joe.
References
- ↑ "Scottish accent". The Age. 1 December 1962. p. 8.
- ↑ "The No Hopers". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 29, no. 14. Australia, Australia. 6 September 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Nowroozi, Isaac; Burnside, Niki (15 June 2019). "Bald Archy Prize founder Peter Batey dies aged 85". ABC.
- ↑ "news of the day". The Age. 1 December 1962. p. 2.
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