In the Zone (play)
| In the Zone | |
|---|---|
 First edition printing (1919) of one-act plays including In the Zone | |
| Written by | Eugene O'Neill |
| Date premiered | 31 October 1917 |
| Place premiered | Comedy Theatre, New York City |
| Setting | The forecastle of the British tramp steamer Glencairn in 1915 |
In the Zone is a 1917 stage play by Eugene O'Neill.[1]
Plot
[edit]The adventures of the crew of a small tramp steamer in World War I.[1]
Characters
[edit]The cast of characters in In the Zone is listed in the 1919 collectionThe Moon of the Caribbees and Six Other Plays of the Sea.[2]
- Smitty
- Davis
- Swanson
- Scotty
- Ivan
- Paul
- Jack
- Driscoll
- Cocky
Adaptations
[edit]Opening
[edit]In the Zone opened October 31, 1917 by The Washington Square Players at The Comedy Theatre.[1]
1946 British TV version
[edit]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.[3]
1957 Australian TV version
[edit]| In the Zone | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Eugene O'Neill |
| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABN-2 |
| Release | 19 March 1957 (Sydney, live)[4] |
| Release | 5 April 1957 (Melbourne, taped)[5] |
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.[6]
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.[7][8]
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.
Premise
[edit]The lives of the crew of a tramp steamer in World War I.
Cast
[edit]- Bruce Beeby as Davis
- Richard Meikle as Jack
- Keith Buckley as Scotty
- Owen Weingott as Smitty
- John Bluthal as Driscoll
- Bruce Wishart as Cocky
Other versions
[edit]A different version may have aired on British television in 1960.[9]
The play formed part of the basis for the 1940 film The Long Voyage Home.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "In the Zone". Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ O'Neill, Eugene (1919). The Moon of the Caribbees and Six Other Plays of the Sea. Boni & Liveright. p. 84.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "TV news". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 March 1957. p. 6.
- ^ "TV guide". The Age. 4 April 1957. p. 15.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN". ABC Weekly. 16 March 1957. p. 19.
- ^ "Sydney Kinescope Shows for ABV-2". The Age. 4 April 1957. p. 21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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External links
[edit]- In the Zone at the Internet Broadway Database
- 1946 BBC TV version on IMDb
- 1957 ABC TV version on IMDb