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

The Hermit Crab is a 1957 Australian radio drama by Catherine Duncan. It was one of her best known works.[2] It was Duncan's first play since she returned to Paris and she called it "a conversation piece".[3] The Age called it "an interesting study of character".[4]

Premise

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

Original cast (radio)

Producer: Henry Cuthbertson[5]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "SUNDAY OCTOBER 6", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 19 No. 40 (2 October 1957)), nla.obj-1334221683, retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Trove
  2. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (2 October 1957) [1939], "A.B.C. Radio plays for the week", v. : ill. ; 29cm., ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 49 (40), nla.obj-1334221116, retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Trove
  3. ↑ "Playwrights are on the air". The Sydney Morning Herald Woman's Section. 26 September 1957. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Ariel (12 October 1957). "A tribute to Sibelius". The Age. p. 20.
  5. ↑ "The Hermit Crab". ABC Weekly. 19 (40). 1957-10-02. Retrieved 2023-08-29 – via Trove.
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