The Cell (play)


The Cell is an Australian play by Robert Wales. The setting is in a school for delinquent girls.

Background

The play debuted in 1966.
The play was published in 1971.

1968 Australian TV Version

It was adapted for television by the ABC in 1968, directed by John Croyston, and broadcast as part of the Seek and Destroy series. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.

Cast

Croyston decided to film the action all in one take "to enable the cast to hold the edge of emotional distraction".

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald called the production "a victory for the local industry". The same reviewer later called it one of the best TV plays of the year.

1968 British Version

It was also adapted for television by the BBC in England as A Swallow's Nest in 1968.