The Rising Sun (De opgaande zon) is a 1908 Dutch play by Herman Heijermans. The play has often been revived and performed in different countries.[1]

The play was produced for Australian radio in 1942 under a special program called "Plays from the Allies", called a "short series oi plays from Dutch Chinese, Russian and American sources—not necessarily plays which glorify those people but which show something of their native genius."[2]

Leslie Rees, editor of ABC drama, called the play "a drama of character. The relationships are so clear, so authentic and soundly-based. But the touching love of Matthew for his daughter Sonia and of Sonia for her father has something more; it soars. "[3]

The play was produced again by the ABC with Peter Finch in the lead role.[4]

Premise

ABC Weekly said the play "portrays the troubles of Matthew Strong, whose small business is obliterated by a new and glaring chain store, The Rising Sun, or as Mathew in his refusal to accept setbacks calls it, The Never-Setting Sun. It is the delicate depiction of the love between Matthew and his daughter that gives the play its quality."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Flaxman, Seymour Lawrence (1954). Herman Heijermans and his dramas. Nijhoff. p. 52-54.
  2. 1 2 Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "No title", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 4 No. 29 (18 July 1942)), nla.obj-1327087051, retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Trove
  3. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Plays of the Air Little Shop, What MOW ?", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 4 No. 29 (18 July 1942)), nla.obj-1327086573, retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Trove
  4. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "DUTCH EPIC OVER 2UW", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 9 No. 37 (13 September 1947)), nla.obj-1426075430, retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Trove
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