''In the Zone'' is a 1917 stage play by

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Plot

The adventures of the crew of a small

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Characters

The cast of characters in ''In the Zone'' is listed in the 1919 collection''The Moon of the Caribbees and Six Other Plays of the Sea''. * Smitty * Davis * Swanson * Scotty * Ivan * Paul * Jack * Driscoll * Cocky

Adaptations

Opening

''In the Zone'' opened October 31, 1917 by The Washington Square Players at The Comedy Theatre.

1946 British TV version

The BBC produced a version in 1946. The cast included

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, Finlay Currie,

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and Jack Newmark. Broadcast live, the transmissions were not recorded, and as such it is lost.

1957 Australian TV version

A 1957 version of ''In the Zone'' was a very early attempt at Australian television drama, airing during the first few months of TV in that country. It was produced in Sydney and telerecorded/kinescoped for Melbourne broadcast (these were the only two cities in Australia with television at the time), and aired on ABC, and was broadcast in a 30-minute time-slot. Archival status is unknown. Most of the very early Australian television drama were adaptations of overseas stage plays, or new versions of works originally presented on the BBC in the UK. ''In the Zone'' was an example of both, as the play had previously been presented on the BBC during 1946. It is not known if the two versions used the same script.

Premise

The lives of the crew of a tramp steamer in World War I.

Cast

*Bruce Beeby as Davis *

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as Jack *Keith Buckley as Scotty *Owen Weingott as Smitty *John Bluthal as Driscoll * Bruce Wishart as Cocky

Other versions

A different version may have aired on British television in 1960. The play formed part of the basis for the 1940 film ''

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References

External links

*
In the Zone
' at the Internet Broadway Database
1946 BBC TV version on IMDb1957 ABC TV version on IMDb
{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2019 1917 plays 1946 television films 1957 television plays Lost BBC episodes Australian television plays Plays by Eugene O'Neill