NZBS PLAYS
Sir,-I agree with A.H.R. that the quality of the NZBS plays has improved over the last few years. This proves that New Zealand has the actors, but my complaint is that they are not used to best advantage. For instance, the play Rebecca is, as everyone knows, good radio drama; but at times in the recent production it developed into high comedy with the entrance of the butler. Why doesn’t the producer keep this well-known Cockney voice for parts which are suitable? Surely amongst that large body known as "others taking part" there must be someone who wouldn’t have spoken such words as "Shall I sherve dinner now, Shir?" This miscasting is quite noticeable in plays produced in the Wellington studios. This is a great pity, for if better use was made of the material at hand, NZBS productions could compare favourably with the BBC.
A.
JOHNSTONE
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 5
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150NZBS PLAYS New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 5
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