The Sub-Editor's Room

The Sub-Editor's Room is a 1956 Australian television play. It was produced by Leslie Rees.[2][3]

The Sub-Editor's Room
Written by	Leslie Rees
Based on	play by Leslie Rees
Production company	ABC
Release date	18 December 1956[1]
Running time	30 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

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

Original play

It was based on a one act play Rees wrote in 1937.[5][6][7]

See also

• List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

References

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.
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. 24 (31). Australia. 2 January 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 29 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "NEW THEATRE LEAGUE". The Sydney Morning Herald (31, 027). New South Wales, Australia. 12 June 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. The Sub Editor's Room original play at AustLit
7. ""STARS OF THE AIR" LESLIE REES, WRITER AND PLAY EDITOR". Wodonga And Towong Sentinel (2952). Victoria, Australia. 15 September 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• 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