The Tempest (1963 film)

The Tempest is a 1963 Australian television play, an adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Directed by Alan Burke, it stars Reg Livermore.[3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]

The Tempest
Directed byAlan Burke
Based onthe play The Tempest by William Shakespeare
StarringRichard Meikle
Music byJohn Antill
Distributed byABC
Release date
16 October 1963 (Sydney)[1] [2]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Cast
  • Max Oldaker as Prospero
  • Joan Morrow as Miranda
  • Reg Livermore as Ariel
  • Owen Weingott as Caliban
  • Walter Sullivan as Antonio
  • Ron Haddrick as Alonso
  • Walter Pym as Sebastian
  • Edmund Pegge as Ferdinand
  • Gordon Glenwright as Stephano
  • John Armstrong as Trinculo
  • David Bradbury as Gonzalo
  • Joy Parkin, Beverly Bohan and Valentine Price as the singers in "The Masque"

Production

Max Oldaker came from Launceston to Sydney especially for the play. Keith Bain did choreography for the six dancers.[1]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said the trick photography used had "mixed results" but praised the acting.[5]

References
  1. "Leaving Exam Play Produced". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 1963. p. 16.
  2. "Advertising". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 1963. p. 22.
  3. "The Tempest on ABN 2". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1963. p. 9.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ""The Tempest" on ABN 2". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1963. p. 9.


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