The Taming of the Shrew (1962 film)

The Taming of the Shrew is a 1962 Australian television play, adapted by Alan Burke from the play by William Shakespeare. It stars Ron Haddrick and Brigid Lenihan. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]

The Taming of the Shrew
Directed byAlan Burke
Based onplay The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
StarringRon Haddrick
Distributed byABC
Release date
22 August 1962 (Sydney)
2 September 1962 (Melbourne)[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The play was done live but it included some filmed sequences shot in Centennial Park.[3][4]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]

Cast

Reception

The Bulletin praised the acting.[6]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a cheerfully handsome achievement."[7]

References
  1. "Advertisement". The Age. 1 September 1962. p. 7.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. "Shakespeare Play Adapted". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 August 1962. p. 14.
  4. "Conversation with Ruth Page". ABC at Gore Hill. 2005.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. Roberts, Frank (8 September 1962). "TELEVISION HIGH HUMOR, DEEP DRAMA". The Bulletin. p. 32.
  7. ""The Taming of the Shrew" Televised". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 August 1962. p. 9.


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