The One Day of the Year

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Event The One Day of the Year
Venue France, France, France
First Date November 1965
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The play was inspired by an article in the University of Sydney newspaper Honi Soit criticising Anzac Day and Seymour's own observations of how ex-servicemen behaved on that day. The character of Alf was based on Seymour's brother in law
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Anzac
Australian National Identity
Family
War memorials
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alan Seymour Playwright
M Goldman Translator
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The tour included Bourges, Lyon, Grenoble and Paris.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newsletter Theatre and Arts Letter, 24, 1965, 6
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key ONEDAYOAS
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 115386