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In the late 1930s and 1940s, playwright Oriel Gray was a bright star in Sydney's bohemian literary and artistic milieu. She began her long career writing political revues and plays for the New Theatre, which operated under the stern patronage of the Communist Party of Australia.

Oriel Gray recalls her childhood, her interest in writing and the stage, and her wartime years involved in radical theatre -- a time of rare unity for the Australian left as they came together in the fight against fascism.

Oriel Grey died in July 2003.

Presenter

Michelle Rayner

Producer

Michelle Rayner