The Monkey Cage


The Monkey Cage is a 1966 Australian television play written by Ruth Fenner, with Storry Walton as a consulting producer. It was shot in Brisbane and aired as part of Australian Playhouse and aired 20 June 1966. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.

Plot

Joe is a city building caretaker with an ail-too attractive wife. In the course of trying to throw out one of her admirers the two get trapped in the lift. When fire breaks out they sink their personal difference in frantic attempts to call for help. Eventually, the firemen turns up, averts danger, but makes little effort to free the prisoners when he finds the wife alone in the apartment.

Cast

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a slight but entertaining piece admirably suited to its medium... The situation is treated with humour, the dialogue contains some good lines and the players and producer... all combine to give a lighthearted half-hour's amusement."
The Age said "it had one attractive feature, the acting of John Gray, who deserved a better vehicle."