The Opportunist
Radio show
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The Opportunist is a 1940 Australian radio play by Gwen Meredith.[1][2]
Genredrama feature
Running time45mins (8:30 pm – 9:15 pm)
Country of originAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Wireless Weekly 3 August 1940 | |
| Genre | drama feature |
|---|---|
| Running time | 45mins (8:30 pm – 9:15 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Written by | Gwen Meredith |
| Original release | 9 August 1940 |
The play featured in a festival of Australian radio plays on the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1940.[3] It won the Listeners Award for the best play in this festival.[4][5][6]
The success of the play helped launch Meredith's career as a radio dramatist.[7]
The play was produced again in 1946.
Premise
The play 'begins in the office of a Queensland bank. An interview is in progress, between the young manager and a good looking, socially-inclined clerk, who has a confession to make about his use of the bank's money. The play quickly moves on from surprise to surprise."[8]