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Contributor	Max Afford
Other Names	Malcolm Afford; 'Outspan'
Gender	Male
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	8 April 1906
Date of Death	2 November 1954
Functions	Playwright
Notes	Born in Adelaide. Journalist until 1932. Involved in amatuer theatre in Adelaide Wrote radio plays and serials and adapted many stage plays, 1929-54. Won Adelaide Advertiser play competition 1936. Moved to Sydney for ABC in 1936. Husband of designer Thelma Afford. Died in Sydney.
NLA	http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-785027
Related Contributors	Is spouse of Thelma Afford (Costume Designer. Event Dates: 1936 - 1957)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961 Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960 Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955 Consulting Room, Mechanics' Hall, Frankston, VIC, 29 October 1954 Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952 Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951 Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950 Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948 Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947 The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Broadcast House Studios, Melbourne, NSW, 12 October 1947 Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 William Light, The Founder, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Lady in Danger, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1945 Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944 Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Sleep No More, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 18 June 1943 It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942 Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940 A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939 Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939 Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939 All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939 Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939 Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938 For Fear of Little Men, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 1 July 1938 Genesis, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 28 December 1937 The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937 Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937 Die for a Lady, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 August 1937 The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937 The Ghost Train, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13 April 1937 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937 Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Avalanche, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 11 June 1936 Merry-go-round , ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936 Merry Go Round, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936 The Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935 Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935 Honeymoon Hotel, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 28 November 1934 The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931
	Scriptwriter Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952 Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951 Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948 The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Broadcast House Studios, Melbourne, NSW, 12 October 1947 It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942 The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940 A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939 Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939 Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939 All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939 Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939 I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938 For Fear of Little Men, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 1 July 1938 Genesis, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 28 December 1937 The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937 Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937 Die for a Lady, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 August 1937 The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937 The Ghost Train, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13 April 1937 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937 Avalanche, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 11 June 1936 Merry-go-round , ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936 Merry Go Round, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936 Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935 The Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935 Playwright Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961 Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960 Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955 Consulting Room, Mechanics' Hall, Frankston, VIC, 29 October 1954 Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950 Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947 Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 William Light, The Founder, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Lady in Danger, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1945 Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944 Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Sleep No More, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 18 June 1943 Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Honeymoon Hotel, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 28 November 1934 The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931
	Lawrence H Cecil - Director, Producer It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942 Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939 Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939 Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938 Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937 Charles Wheeler - Director, Producer All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939 The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937 Thelma Afford - Costume Designer, Designer Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Doris Fitton - Director, Producer Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Sleep No More, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 18 June 1943 Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Frank Harvey - Producer Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952 Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951 Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948 Dion Wheeler - Director, Producer The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940 A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939 The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937 John Alden - Director Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944 Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Aileen Britton - Actor Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944 Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Paul O'Loughlin - Actor, Producer Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947 Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Fifi Banvard - Producer Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Max Basford - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Arthur Bateup - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Bill Boyley - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Kevin Brennan - Actor Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Pamela Bromley-Smith - Actor Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Harvey Ross Buchanan - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Norman Caddick - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Max Caddy - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 John Cairns - Director Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939 James Cameron - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 John Cameron - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Elizabeth Campbell - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Neva Carr Glyn - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Sydney Chambers - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Muriel Craigie - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 David Dawson - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Betty Diamond - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Betty Duncan - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Kenneth Fowles - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Ronald Frazer - Actor Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Ruth Frost - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Ethel Gabriel - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Inara Gehling - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 James Aloysius Glennon - Playwright The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Gordon Glenwright - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Norman Haire - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Jack Ham - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Michael Hammer - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Iris Hart - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Decima Harvey - Actor and Singer Honeymoon Hotel, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 28 November 1934 Jack Havey - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Kevin Healy - Actor Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Cedric Hele - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Edna Heysen - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Michael Hickman - Presenter Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950 Hazel Hollander - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Joy Hollyer - Adaptor Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960 Donna Hughes - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Vernon Jackson - Director Consulting Room, Mechanics' Hall, Frankston, VIC, 29 October 1954 Bronwen James - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Jo James - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Eric John - Producer Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960 Frank Johnston - Actor, Producer Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Frank Johnstone - Director William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Hedley Jones - Actor The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 John Karlsen - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Clement Kennedy - Set Designer Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Beryl Kook - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Laural Lane - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Ray Lane - Director Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Christopher Leech - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Jonathan Leigh - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Mary Linn - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 W Little - Designer Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Ralph Lynn - Presenter Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950 Fred Macdonald - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Jay Mancuso - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Llandaff Matthews - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 John McCallum - Actor Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944 Polly Meldrum - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Dorothy Mendoza - Musician Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Rhonda Michael - Director Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961 Michael Nelson - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Henry Ninio, Rt Hon the Lord Mayor - Patron Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Arundel Nixon - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 John O'Malley - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Richard Parry - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Frank Part - Actor, Director The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Diana Perryman - Actor Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Ronald Peterson - Actor The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Gwen Plumb - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 James Pratt - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Bill Ramsay - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 David Rattner - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Leslie Rees - Producer Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955 Cyril Riley - Actor The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Bob Roddy - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Desmond Rolfe - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Marie Rosenfeld - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Thelma Seaman - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 John Sharpe - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 John Simmons - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Mostyn Skinner - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Meg Skuce - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Douglas Stark - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Georgie Sterling - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 June Sterne - Composer Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 John Sykes - Presenter Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950 Alex Symons - Playwright The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Charles Tasman - Actor Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Grant Taylor - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Pauline Terry-Beitz - Director Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Eugene Thomas - Stage Director Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Thelma Thomas - Costume Designer Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 Vaughan Tracey - Actor Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Heather Trowse - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Maurice Unicomb - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Patrick Walsh - Actor Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Desme White - Dance Director Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Dorothy Whiteley - Actor Lady in Danger, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 28 February 1942 Rory Willett - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Joseph Williams - Actor The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Verdon Williams - Musical Director Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Noel Wilson - Actor Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Daphne Winslow - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949 Hubert Woodward - Presenter Dark Enchantment, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, February 1950 Anthony Young - Actor The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Charles Zoli - Actor Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949
	Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney Dark Enchantment, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1960 Lady in Danger, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 15 October 1955 Out of This Nettle, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 January 1952 Lazy in the Sun, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1951 Consulting Room, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 5 June 1948 Awake My Love, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 November 1947 It Could Be Natural Death, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1942 The Queer Affair at Kettering, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1940 Oh! Whistle While You're Happy, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 February 1939 I am Albert Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 Merry-go-round , ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936 Australian Broadcasting Commission Five White Fingers, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1939 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1939 Heroisms All Around Us, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1938 The Golden Age, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 11 September 1938 The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1937 The Ghost Train, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13 April 1937 An Experiment in Acoustics, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2 March 1937 Merry Go Round, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 31 May 1936 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Adelaide Genesis, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 28 December 1937 Silver From Satan, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 24 September 1937 Die for a Lady, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 August 1937 Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935 The Clock Strikes Twelve, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, June 1935 Adelaide Repertory Theatre Incorporated Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Colonel Light - The Founder, Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 William Light, The Founder, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1936 The Perfect Liar / Dream Errant / The Flail of God, The Australia, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1931 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Melbourne The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Broadcast House Studios, Melbourne, NSW, 12 October 1947 Revenge With Music, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 8 November 1939 All Passion Spent, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 30 March 1939 Avalanche, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 11 June 1936 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Brisbane A Cat Across Their Path, ABC Radio, Brisbane - Toowong studios, Toowong, QLD, 6 December 1939 For Fear of Little Men, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 1 July 1938 The Legend of the Moonlight, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 10 December 1937 J. C. Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976) Mischief in the Air, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 27 July 1944 Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 The Independent Theatre Awake My Love, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 William Light, The Founder, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 4 September 1947 Burnside Players Colonel Light - The Founder, Lentara Community Centre, Magill, SA, 20 June 1986 Desme White's Heritage Dancers Light - the Man, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 27 April 1995 Keith Drama Group Consulting Room, Bordertown Institute Hall, Bordertown, SA, 28 September 1961 Lee Shubert Management Lady in Danger, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1945 Radio 2GB Lady in Danger, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 14 March 1944 Thalian Players Consulting Room, Mechanics' Hall, Frankston, VIC, 29 October 1954 Whitehall Productions Dark Enchantment, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, 27 June 1949
Resources	Anthology: Max Afford, Mischief in the Air: Radio and Stage Plays, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Qld., 1974, 79-170 Article: Michael Tolley, Afford, Malcolm (Max) (1906–1954), Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 1993 Richard Lane, Max Afford, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 33 During the 1940s, when Max Afford was the foremost writer of commercial radio serials in Australia, he diligently wrote stage plays and had commercial successes at a time when it was almost unknown for an Australian management to produce a local play. At the Theatre Royal on Sydney in 1944 J.C. Williamson’s produced his comedy-thriller Lady in Danger and his Mischief in the Air, a comedy set in Sydney commercial radio. Lady in Danger was also presented in New York City in 1944. In 1947 Independent Theatre in Sydney presented Afford’s Awake My Love, a rewriting of his Colonel Light – The Founder, which won the Adelaide Advertiser’s first prize for a play to celebrate the centenary of South Australia in 1936. His last play, Dark Enchantment, was produced at the Minerva Theatre in Sydney in 1949, and in 1950 it began a tour in England. Article: Richard Lane, Max Afford, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 33 Book: Richard Lane, National Film and Sound Archive, The golden age of Australian radio drama, 1923-1960: a history through biography, Melbourne University Press, Carlton South, VIC, 1994 Book: Thelma Afford, Dreamers and Visionaries, Currency Press, Sydney, 2004 Manuscript: Joy Hollyer, Max Afford, Dark Enchantment by Max Afford, Adapted for Radio by Joy Hollyer, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 34 pp. Manuscript: Max Afford, All Passion Spent: A New Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 23 pp. Manuscript: Max Afford, Awake My Love: A Romantic Drama Based on the Life of Colonel William Light, First Surveyor-General of South Australia, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 27 pp. Manuscript: Max Afford, Consulting Room, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Manuscript: Max Afford, Dark Enchantment: A Play in Three Acts and a Prologue, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 85 pp. Manuscript: Max Afford, I Am Albert Jones: A New Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 8 July 1946 Manuscript: Max Afford, Merry-go-round: A Drama for the Microphone, by 'Outspan', The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Manuscript: Max Afford, Merry-go-round: A Play Written for Radio Presentation, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Newsletter: Amateur Theatre Society, Encore, Amateur Theatre Society, South Australia, 4, May 1986 Performance Recording: Max Afford, Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, Consulting Room, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Playscript: Alexander Kirkland, Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller in Three Acts, Samuel French, New York, 1946 Playscript: Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller , The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Playscript: Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller in Three Acts, Mischief in the Air: Radio and Stage Plays, UQ Press, St Lucia, Qld, 1974, 171-258. Playscript: Max Afford, Lady in Danger: A Comedy-Thriller in Three Acts, Mulga Publications, Sydney, 1944 Playscript: Max Afford, Lazy in the Sun, Mischief in the Air: Radio and Stage Plays, UQ Press, St Lucia, Qld, 1974, 39-75. Playscript: Max Afford, Lazy in the Sun: A Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Playscript: Max Afford, Out of This Nettle: A New Radio Play, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
Works	A Cat Across Their Path All Passion Spent An Experiment in Acoustics Avalanche Awake My Love Clock Strikes Twelve Consulting Room Dark Enchantment Die For a Lady Five White Fingers For Fear of Little Men Genesis Heroisms All Around Us Honeymoon Hotel I Am Albert Jones Lady in Danger Lazy in the Sun Merry-go-round Mischief in the Air Oh! Whistle While You're Happy Out of this Nettle Revenge with Music Silver From Satan Sleep No More The Crime With 200,000 Witnesses The Fantastic Case of Four Specialists The Flail of God The Ghost Train The Golden Age The Legend of the Moonlight William Light, the Founder
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