''A Hard God'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Peter Kenna.Leslie Rees, ''Australian Drama in the 1970s'', Angus & Robertson, 1978 p 192-194 The play was very popular and has come to be regarded as an Australian classic.

1974 Film

The

Nimrod Theatre The Nimrod Theatre Company, commonly known as The Nimrod, was an Australian theatre company based in Sydney. It was founded by in 1970 by Australian actor John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler, and gained a reputation for producing more "g ...

version of the play was directed by John Bell. This was filmed by the ABC in 1974.

Cast

*James Bowles * Gloria Dawn * Gerry Duggan *Graham Rouse *Kay Elkund * Tony Sheldon *Andrew Sharp

1981 Film

The play was adapted for TV again by the ABC in 1981 for the

Australian Theatre Festival The Australian Theatre Festival was a series of adaptations of Australian plays filmed by the ABC in 1979-80. Six plays were filmed in all at an estimated budget of $5,000 an episode. They aired on Sunday night opposite movies on the commercial ch ...

Cast

* Patrick Phillips * Betty Lucas *

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* Dawn Lake * Martin Vaughan * Graham Rouse *Philippa Baker

References

External links

Review of 2006 production
at ''Variety'' * * *
1981 TV adaptation
at Australian Screen Online * *
1981 TV version
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