The Soldier's Tale (film)

The Soldier's Tale is a 1959 Australian television ballet starring Robert Helpmann. It aired 4 March 1959 in Melbourne and 15 March 1959 in Sydney.[1][2]

Helpman had performed the play on stage a number of times.[3] He reconfigured it for television.[4] Helpmann appeared with Edward Brayshaw; the two men knew each other from touring with Nude with Violin.[5]

He later filmed it for British TV in 1964.

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]

Cast
  • Heather MacCrae
  • Robert Helpmann
  • Edward Brayshaw

See also
  • List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

References
  1. "TV Guide". 9 March 1959. p. 22.
  2. "Principals Enthuse over Stravinsky Work for TV". The Age. 26 February 1959. p. 12.
  3. "Helpmann May Return Home With Old Vic". The Age (31, 001). Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Russian Devil". ABC Weekly. 18 May 1959. p. 13.
  5. "Exciting Part in Helpmann Ballet". The Age. 26 February 1959. p. 13.
  6. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.


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