Six Characters in Search of an Author (film)
Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1964 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.[3]
| Six Characters in Search of an Author | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Christopher Muir |
| Screenplay by | Phillip Grenville Mann |
| Based on | play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello |
Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
Release date | 27 November 1963 (Melbourne)[1]19 August 1964 (Sydney)[2] |
Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.[2]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
Premise
The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial.[2]
Cast
- Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
- Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
- Norman Kaye as the father
- Patricia Kennedy as the mother
- Marea Letho as the step daughter
- Michael Norman as the boy
- Terry Norris as Letho
Reception
The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."[5]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."[6]
References
- "Advertisement". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
- "Scenes filmed at station". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 12.
- "AMUSEMENTS PAGE". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 928). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 August 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "TELEVISION Period Piece". The Bulletin. 5 September 1964. p. 47.
- "TV Play within a play". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1964. p. 11.
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