Morning Sacrifice
Written byDymphna Cusack
Date premiered8 October 1942[1]
Place premieredPerth Repertory Theatre
Original languageEnglish
SubjectWomen, education
Genredrama

Morning Sacrifice is a 1942 Australian stage play by Dymphna Cusack. It was based on Cusack's experience as a school teacher.[2] It was published in 1944 and has been revived a number of times.[3][4]

Premise

At an all girls' school, three teachers who defend a girl who was kissing a boy are destroyed.[5]

References

  1. ^ ""MORNING SACRIFICE."". The West Australian. Vol. 58, no. 17, 552. Western Australia. 9 October 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Morning Sacrific". Australian Catholic University.
  3. ^ Lloyd, V. (1987). Dymphna cusack's "morning sacrifice". Australasian Drama Studies, 0(10), 67.
  4. ^ Zimmer, Erika (8 August 2001). "Australian play from the 1930s strikes a contemporary chord". World Socialist Website.
  5. ^ "Dymphna Cusack Play". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 20, 972. New South Wales, Australia. 24 December 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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