Contributor |
Max Afford
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Other Names |
Malcolm Afford; 'Outspan'
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Gender |
Male |
Nationality |
Australian |
Date of Birth |
8 April 1906 |
Date of Death |
2 November 1954 |
Functions |
Playwright
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Notes |
Born in Adelaide. Journalist until 1932. Involved in amatuer theatre in Adelaide Wrote radio plays and serials and adapted many stage plays, 1929-54. Won Adelaide Advertiser play competition 1936. Moved to Sydney for ABC in 1936. Husband of designer Thelma Afford. Died in Sydney. |
NLA |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-785027 |
Related Contributors |
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Is spouse of
Thelma Afford (Costume Designer. Event Dates: 1936 - 1957)
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- Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995
- Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986
- Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961
- Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960
- Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955
- Consulting Room, Mechanics' Hall, Frankston, VIC, 29 October 1954
- Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952
- Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951
- Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950
- Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949
- Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948
- Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947
- The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Broadcast House Studios, Melbourne, NSW, 12 October 1947
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- William Light, The Founder, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Lady in Danger, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1945
- Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944
- Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944
- Sleep No More, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 18 June 1943
- It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940
- A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939
- Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939
- Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939
- All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939
- Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939
- Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938
- For Fear of Little Men, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 1 July 1938
- Genesis, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 28 December 1937
- The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937
- Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937
- Die for a Lady, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 August 1937
- The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937
- The Ghost Train, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13 April 1937
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937
- Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- Avalanche, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 11 June 1936
- Merry-go-round , ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936
- Merry Go Round, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936
- The Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935
- Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935
- Honeymoon Hotel, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 28 November 1934
- The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931
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Scriptwriter- Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952
- Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951
- Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948
- The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Broadcast House Studios, Melbourne, NSW, 12 October 1947
- It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942
- The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940
- A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939
- Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939
- Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939
- All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939
- Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939
- I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938
- For Fear of Little Men, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 1 July 1938
- Genesis, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 28 December 1937
- The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937
- Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937
- Die for a Lady, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 August 1937
- The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937
- The Ghost Train, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13 April 1937
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937
- Avalanche, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 11 June 1936
- Merry-go-round , ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936
- Merry Go Round, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936
- Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935
- The Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935
Playwright- Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995
- Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986
- Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961
- Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960
- Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955
- Consulting Room, Mechanics' Hall, Frankston, VIC, 29 October 1954
- Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950
- Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949
- Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- William Light, The Founder, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Lady in Danger, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1945
- Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944
- Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944
- Sleep No More, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 18 June 1943
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- Honeymoon Hotel, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 28 November 1934
- The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931
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- It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942
- Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939
- Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939
- Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938
- Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937
- All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939
- The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937
Thelma Afford - Costume Designer, Designer
- Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Sleep No More, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 18 June 1943
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952
- Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951
- Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948
- The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940
- A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939
- The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937
- Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
- Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947
- Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942
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- Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960
- Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955
- Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952
- Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951
- Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948
- Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947
- It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942
- The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940
- Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939
- I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- Merry-go-round , ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936
- Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939
- Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938
- The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938
- The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937
- The Ghost Train, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13 April 1937
- An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937
- Merry Go Round, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936
- Genesis, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 28 December 1937
- Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937
- Die for a Lady, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 August 1937
- Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935
- The Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935
- Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995
- Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936
- The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931
- The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Broadcast House Studios, Melbourne, NSW, 12 October 1947
- Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939
- All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939
- Avalanche, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 11 June 1936
- A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939
- For Fear of Little Men, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 1 July 1938
- The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937
- Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961
- Lady in Danger, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1945
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Resources |
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Anthology:  Max Afford, Mischief in the Air: Radio and Stage Plays, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Qld., 1974, 79-170
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Article:  Michael Tolley, Afford, Malcolm (Max) (1906–1954), Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 1993
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During the 1940s, when Max Afford was the foremost writer of commercial radio serials in Australia, he diligently wrote stage plays and had commercial successes at a time when it was almost unknown for an Australian management to produce a local play. At the Theatre Royal on Sydney in 1944 J.C. Williamson’s produced his comedy-thriller Lady in Danger and his Mischief in the Air, a comedy set in Sydney commercial radio. Lady in Danger was also presented in New York City in 1944. In 1947 Independent Theatre in Sydney presented Afford’s Awake My Love, a rewriting of his Colonel Light – The Founder, which won the Adelaide Advertiser’s first prize for a play to celebrate the centenary of South Australia in 1936. His last play, Dark Enchantment, was produced at the Minerva Theatre in Sydney in 1949, and in 1950 it began a tour in England.
Article:  Richard Lane, Max Afford, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 33
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Book:  Richard Lane, National Film and Sound Archive, The golden age of Australian radio drama, 1923-1960: a history through biography, Melbourne University Press, Carlton South, VIC, 1994
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Book:  Thelma Afford, Dreamers and Visionaries, Currency Press, Sydney, 2004
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Manuscript:  Joy Hollyer, Max Afford, Dark Enchantment by Max Afford, Adapted for Radio by Joy Hollyer, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 34 pp.
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, All Passion Spent: A New Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 23 pp.
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, Awake My Love: A Romantic Drama Based on the Life of Colonel William Light, First Surveyor-General of South Australia, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 27 pp.
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, Consulting Room, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, Dark Enchantment: A Play in Three Acts and a Prologue, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 85 pp.
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, I Am Albert Jones: A New Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 8 July 1946
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, Merry-go-round: A Drama for the Microphone, by 'Outspan', The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Manuscript:  Max Afford, Merry-go-round: A Play Written for Radio Presentation, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Newsletter:  Amateur Theatre Society, Encore, Amateur Theatre Society, South Australia, 4, May 1986
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Performance Recording:  Max Afford, Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, Consulting Room, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Playscript:  Alexander Kirkland, Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller in Three Acts, Samuel French, New York, 1946
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Playscript:  Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller , The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Playscript:  Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller in Three Acts, Mischief in the Air: Radio and Stage Plays, UQ Press, St Lucia, Qld, 1974, 171-258.
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Playscript:  Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller in Three Acts, Mulga Publications, Sydney, 1944
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Playscript:  Max Afford, Lazy in the Sun, Mischief in the Air: Radio and Stage Plays, UQ Press, St Lucia, Qld, 1974, 39-75.
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Playscript:  Max Afford, Lazy in the Sun: A Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Playscript:  Max Afford, Out of This Nettle: A New Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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