Ned Kelly (James Clancy play)

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.[1] They had been sent the play by Clancy who was in New Zealand.[2]

Reviews were poor. This was reported in Australia by local media.[3] The Observer said "the concept is Brechtian; the dialogue, unfortuantely, it not."[4] The Guardian called it "extremely repetitious."[5]

References

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  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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