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Spartacus (radio Play)
''Spartacus'' is a 1942 Australian radio play by Dymphna Cusack about the rebel slave Spartacus Spartacus (; ) was a Thracians, Thracian gladiator (Thraex) who was one of the Slavery in ancient Rome, escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major Slave rebellion, slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Historical accounts o .... It was the last of the ABC's Bonus Competition Plays. Cusack wrote it in 1940. She used the historical background to comment on present day issues. The play was directed by John Cairns. Premise "Tells of the great slave revolt against the tyranny of Rome in 73 B.C. It was a movement that began with the escape of a few slave-gladiators from arenas where they were forced to hack each other with swords for the benefit of a blood-lusting Roman crowd. Eventually more than 70,000 armed slaves were challenging the might of Rome. Such is history. But all through her play, Miss Cusack is keenly, almost poignantly, aware of parallels with ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dymphna Cusack
Ellen Dymphna Cusack Order of Australia, AM (21 September 1902 – 19 October 1981) was an Australian writer and playwright. She also wrote as Atalanta. Personal life Born in Wyalong, New South Wales, Cusack was educated at Saint Ursula's College, Armidale, New South Wales and graduated from the University of Sydney with an honours degree in arts and a diploma in Education. She worked as a teacher until she retired in 1944 for health reasons. Her illness was confirmed in 1978 as multiple sclerosis. She died at Manly, New South Wales, Manly, New South Wales on 19 October 1981. Career Cusack wrote twelve novels (two of which were collaborations), eleven plays, three travel books, two children's books and one non-fiction book. Her collaborative fiction, collaborative novels were ''Pioneers on Parade'' (1939) with Miles Franklin, and ''Come In Spinner'' (1951) with Florence James. The play ''Red Sky at Morning (1944 film), Red Sky at Morning'' was filmed in 1944, starring Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
