Maugham Play from NZBS Studios
‘| HE popularity of radio versions of stories and plays by W. Somerset Maugham has been attributed to his undoubted pre-eminence among contemporary authors as a story-teller, with a natural gift for speakable dramatic dialogue, whether he is writing in actual play form or not. The construction and shape of his stories offer immediate temptation to the adapter, while his dialogue and characterisation offer unrivalled opportunities to actors. One of his stage plays, Penelope, has been adapted for the NZBS by Roy Leywood, and will be heard next week (November 18) in ZB Sunday Showcase. Penelope is the wife of a charming young doctor who has strayed from the marriage fold into the jaws of a_shewolf in the guise of a lovely grass widow. Penelope finds out, and is going to divorce her husband, but her father points out her failings as a wife, and together they bring the stray sheep back into the fold. The principal players are Daphne Peters, Alan Jervis, Bill Austin and Davina Whitehouse,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 901, 9 November 1956, Page 17
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172Maugham Play from NZBS Studios New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 901, 9 November 1956, Page 17
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