Project Audion Episode 81: Lux Radio Theatre's "Death of a Salesman"(042626)

About this episode

This episode features a 1956 Australian radio adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic play 'Death of a Salesman'.

April brings to a close Project Audion's sixth season! For our 80th production, director Pete Lutz made a fascinating choice - a 1956 Australian radio adaptation of the lauded American drama "Death of a Salesman". "Death of a Salesman" is, of course, one of the classic America plays: the first to win both the Tony Award for Best Author, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Arthur Miller's intense family drama might have seemed ideal material for a prestige radio adaptation, but perhaps too intense for American radio networks. However, Australia's radio stations had no such nervousness. The Australian edition of Lux Radio Theatre adapted "Death of A Salesman" on January 29, 1956, using two of the lead actors who originally premiered it in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• radio adaptation
• American drama
• family drama
• theatre history
• Australian radio

Keywords

• Project Audion
• Death of a Salesman
• Arthur Miller
• Lux Radio Theatre
• radio adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lux Radio Theatre, Australian radio stations

Books & works: Death of a Salesman

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