The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth

The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth is a 1937 Australian stage play by Lionel Shave. The play was one of the most highly regarded Australian one act plays of the 1930s.

The play was produced on Australian radio in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1945 and 1950.

It was broadcast on radio in England, South Africa and New Zealand.

The Bulletin said "there is a trick-ending, yet it is almost “in character”; it could almost happen; it is not just a piece of trickery but a piece of human truth—almost."

The play was published in 1948 in a collection of Shave's one-act plays.

Premise
According to Wireless Weekly, "We all know the type of Banff Official, who is wedded to set habits, who eats at the same restaurant every day, even sits in the same chair, orders the same food. Mr. Bagsworth was such an official. For nineteen years he had eaten roast beef and apple pie for lunch. Then suddenly a great and lucrative opportunity for breaking out of the groove of habit came to him.' How did Mr. Bagsworth re-act to the opportunity? This amusing, neatly-written comedy by Lionel Shave gives the answer."