The Living Rock is a 1952 Australian radio play by Coral Lansbury. It was a modern-day Passion Play but "modern in style" according to Lansbury.[1]

The Living Rock
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins (4:10 pm – 5:10 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2FC
SyndicatesABC
Written byCoral Lansbury
Original releaseApril 13, 1952 (1952-04-13)

It was composed especially for Easter.[2] The play was one of the most highly regarded Australian radio plays of the 1950s.[3]

Premise

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In a small French village under German occupation, a Nazi lieutenant is in love with a Frenchwoman, Dominique. He decides to destroy an iron cross set in a rock in the hill of the village, revered by the devout villagers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Passion Play By Sydney Girl". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 168. New South Wales, Australia. 13 April 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "5 AD And A.B.C. At Oakbank". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 94, no. 29, 173. South Australia. 12 April 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 147.
  4. ^ "Radio plays ABC", ABC Weekly, 14 (15), Sydney, 12 April 1952, retrieved 12 October 2023 – via Trove