A Hard God

A Hard God
Written by Peter Kenna
Characters Dan
Aggie
Joe
Jack
Monica
Date premiered 17 August 1973
Place premiered Nimrod Theatre, Sydney
Original language English
Setting Sydney 1946

A Hard God is a semi-autobiographical play by Peter Kenna.[1]

The play was very popular and has come to be regarded as an Australian classic.[2]

1974 Film

A Hard God
Directed by Carl Schultz
John Bell
Written by Peter Kenna
Production
company
Nimrod Theatre
Distributed by ABC
Release dates
 19 March 1974
Running time
 120 mins
Country Australia
Language English

The Nimrod Theatre version of the play was directed by John Bell. This was filmed by the ABC in 1974.[3]

Cast

1981 Film

A Hard God
Directed by William Fitzwater
Produced by Alan Burke
Written by Peter Kenna
Production
company
ABC
Distributed by ABC
Release dates
 1981
Running time
 80 mins
Country Australia
Language English

The play was adapted for TV again by the ABC in 1981.[4][5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Leslie Rees, Australian Drama in the 1970s, Angus & Robertson, 1978 p 192-194
  2. ↑ Richard Waterhouse, 'Kenna, Peter Joseph (1930–1987)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 10 January 2013
  3. ↑ A Hard God 1974 production at National Film and Sound Archive
  4. ↑ Ed Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p78
  5. ↑ "PRODUCTION notes.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 August 1980. p. 146 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

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