The One Day of the Year

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Event The One Day of the Year
Venue Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT
First Date 30 November 1961
Opening Date 30 November 1961
Last Date 1 December 1961
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description About the Cook family and their friend Wacka, a Gallipoli veteran. Alf Cook is also a returned serviceman and can only relate positively to his identity as a soldier on one day of the year - ANZAC Day. The play was inspired by an article in the University of Sydney newspaper Honi Soit criticising Anzac Day and Seymour's own observations of how ex-servicemen behaved on that day. The character of Alf was based on Seymour's brother in law.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Australians
War
War memorials
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alan Seymour Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Canberra Times, 18 November 1961, 20
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key ONEDAYOAS
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 115371