The Shifting Heart is a play written in 1957[1] in Australia by Richard Beynon, it is an insight to the psychology of racism and its victims.
At the time, Collingwood was a poor suburb populated by lower class Australian families and Italian immigrants.
On stage right there is a wall described as a formidable barrier, complete with a length of barbed wire across the top.
[9] The play was filmed for TV in 1968[10] and aired on 21 August 1968 (Melbourne)[11] as part of Wednesday Theatre.
"[13] Filmink argued "the play is ideal for television because it mostly takes place in a cramped, working class house.
It’s a faithful adaptation, and is mostly shot like a stage play, with a few location scenes thrown in" adding "The big stumbling block of the TV version... was the fact that all the Italian roles are played by non-Italian actors who use broad accents for their parts.