Lazy in the Sun
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| Genre | dramatic play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins[1] (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Home station | 2FC[2] |
| Written by | Max Afford |
| Directed by | Frank Harvey |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | 20 October 1951 |
Lazy in the Sun is a 1951 Australian radio drama by Max Afford. It was one of Afford's most acclaimed works.[3] It explored the notion of Australia's responsibilities to the world.[4][5][6]
The play was broadcast in October 1951 and repeated in December of that year. It was published in a collection of Afford's works in 1974.
The Age said the play "had several faults, but it possessed dramatic shape and was not built on a series of scrappy incidents like most of the Australian plays we are given." He said the play's "theme was labored far too much, to the neglect of essential drama, but the play was worth hearing."[7]
Leslie Rees called it "moralistic... but with the aid of sincere attitudes and skill in maintaining faith in his people as people, the author clears a difficult hurdle".[8]