The Hermit Crab

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The Hermit Crab
Genredrama
Running time60 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home stationABC
Written byCatherine Duncan
Directed byHenry Cuthbertson[1]
Original release6 October 1957[2]

The Hermit Crab is a 1957 Australian radio drama by Catherine Duncan. It was one of her best-known works.[3] It was Duncan's first play since her return to Paris, and she referred to it as "a conversation piece".[4] The Age described it as "an interesting study of character".[5]

Premise

A man comes home and finds two women: one representing his past and the other representing his future.

Original cast (radio)

References

  1. "The Hermit Crab". ABC Weekly. 19 (40). 1957-10-02. Retrieved 2023-08-29 – via Trove.
  2. "Sunday October 6", ABC Weekly, 19 (40), Sydney, 2 October 1957, retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Trove
  3. "A.B.C. Radio plays for the week", ABC Weekly, 49 (40), Sydney, 2 October 1957, nla.obj-1334221116, retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Trove
  4. "Playwrights are on the air". The Sydney Morning Herald Woman's Section. 26 September 1957. p. 2.
  5. Ariel (12 October 1957). "A tribute to Sibelius". The Age. p. 20.

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