The Sub-Editor's Room

*The Sub-Editor's Room*
The Sub-Editor's Room
Based on	play by Leslie Rees
Written by	Leslie Rees
Directed by	Leslie Rees
Starring	Edward Howell
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 mins
Production company	ABC
Original release
Release	18 December 1956

The Sub-Editor's Room is a 1956 Australian television play. It was produced and written by Leslie Rees. It was the first Australian-written television drama to air on Australian television.^[2]^[3]

The word "slut" was spoken in dialogue several times.^[4]

No copy of the production exists but a copy of the script survives at the National Archives of Australia.^[5]

Original play[edit]

It was based on a one act play Rees wrote in 1937.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Cast[edit]

Edward Howell

References[edit]

^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 1956. p. 8.
^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
^ Day, Christopher (1981). "TV Drama". In Peter Beilby (ed.). Australian TV: The First 25 Years. Thomas Nelson. p. 138.
^ "TELEVISION PARADE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 31. Australia. 2 January 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 29 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Vagg, Stephen (17 January 2022). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: The Sub-Editor's Room". Filmink.
^ "NEW THEATRE LEAGUE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 027. New South Wales, Australia. 12 June 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ The Sub Editor's Room original play at AustLit
^ ""STARS OF THE AIR" LESLIE REES, WRITER AND PLAY EDITOR". Wodonga And Towong Sentinel. No. 2952. Victoria, Australia. 15 September 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[edit]

The Sub-editor's Room at AustLit
Copy of set design at ABC Gore Hill Tribute Site
Australian Theatre performance of Sub-Editor's Room at Ausstage

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[1] "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 1956. p. 8.

[2] Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.

[day-3] Day, Christopher (1981). "TV Drama". In Peter Beilby (ed.). Australian TV: The First 25 Years. Thomas Nelson. p. 138.

[4] "TELEVISION PARADE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 31. Australia. 2 January 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 29 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] Vagg, Stephen (17 January 2022). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: The Sub-Editor's Room". Filmink.

[6] "NEW THEATRE LEAGUE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 027. New South Wales, Australia. 12 June 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] The Sub Editor's Room original play at AustLit

[8] ""STARS OF THE AIR" LESLIE REES, WRITER AND PLAY EDITOR". Wodonga And Towong Sentinel. No. 2952. Victoria, Australia. 15 September 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

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