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Australian Plays
''Australian Plays'' is a 1969-1970 Australian anthology TV drama series that aired on the ABC. It consisted of six original Australian dramas. It was the first Australian drama play since ''Lucullus'' in Sydney and '' Cobwebs in Concrete'' in Melbourne. It was the first Australian anthology series since ''Australian Playhouse'' and was described by the ABC as "representative of contemporary Australian writers and the development of Australian television drama today." It was produced by Eric Taylor. It was meant to be followed by a series ''Company of Eight'' which will have a regular repertory company of eight actors. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Episodes Season 1 (1969) * Ep. 1 - "Dynasty" * Ep. 2 - " Voyage Out'' * Ep. 3 - " The Cheerful Cuckold" * Ep. 4 - " Tilley Landed On Our Shore" * Ep. 5 - " The Torrents" * Ep. 6 - " Fiends of the Family" Season 2 (1970) * Ep. 1 - " Eden House" * Ep. 2 - " The Juggler" * Ep. 3 - "Catalyst" * Ep. 4 - "Ritual" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Torrents (film)
"The Torrents" is a 1969 Australian TV play based on the stage play by Oriel Gray. It was filmed as part of the ABC anthology drama series ''Australian Plays''. It was the second Gray play adapted by the ABC, after '' Burst of Summer''. It aired on 10 December 1969 in Sydney and Melbourne. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Cast * Barbara Stephens as J.G. Milford *Ken Shorter as Kingsley Myers * Alan Hopgood * Mark Albiston as Munro * Harold Hopkins as Ben Torrents *Lyndel Rowe Lyndel Rowe is an Australian actress of stage, television and film, who is best known for her work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and for her role as Karen Fox/ ... as J.G. Milford * Keith Lee as Rufus Torrents Production It was shot in Melbourne and at Maldon, a small town outside Bendigo. It was designed by Alan Clarke. Railway carriages were hired from the Society of Railway Enthusiasts. The budget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AustLit
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature) is a national bio-bibliographical database of Australian literature. It is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration between researchers and librarians from Australian universities, housed at The University of Queensland (UQ). The AustLit database comprises biographical and bibliographical records of Australian storytelling and print cultures, with over 1 million individual 'work' records, and over 75 discrete research projects. One such project, BlackWords, is a dataset within AustLit detailing the lives and work of Indigenous Australian authors, which includes Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers. History Groups of researchers across eight universities (UNSW @ ADFA, The University of Queensland, Monash University, Flinders University, Deakin, the University of Western Australia, the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimes At Midnight (1970 Play)
"Chimes at Midnight" is a 1970 Australian TV play by John Croyston which aired on the ABC. It was directed by Eric Tayler. It was the last in a series of TV plays on the ABC called ''Australian Plays'' and aired 26 July 1970. Plot During World War Two, Chester, an American soldier on leave in Australia meets an Australian girl. Cast * Robert Dunlap as Chester * Pat Bishop * Don Crosby * Lynn Murphy * Lyn Lee * Judy McBurney Judith McBurney (19 May 1948 – 1 December 2018) was an Australian actress and model. She is best known for serial ''The Young Doctors'' in 1,300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult series'' Prisoner'' as Sandra" Pixie" Ma ... Production Reception The ''Canberra Times'' said it "was not a bad play, but it could be analysed out of existence. It did have some excellent moments, however." References External links * 1970 television plays 1970s Australian television plays 1970 Australian television episodes Australian Plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farce Of A Man
"Face of a Man" is an Australian TV play by Richard Benyon, best known for writing '' The Shifting Heart'', who was living in England working as story editor on ''Z-Cars''. Premise A no-hoper steals a religious statue. Cast * John Meillon as Wally Sillerish * Lyndel Rowe Lyndel Rowe is an Australian actress of stage, television and film, who is best known for her work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and for her role as Karen Fox/ ... as Ellen Sillerish Reception The ''Canberra Times'' called it "extremely disappointing." References External links * {{AusStage, id=event/106443, q=yes 1970s Australian television plays 1970 television plays 1970 Australian television episodes Australian Plays season 2 episodes Plays by Richard Beynon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritual (TV Play)
"Ritual" is a 1970 Australian television plays. It was called "a tale of terror for two characters". Cast * John Norman * Lyndel Rowe Lyndel Rowe is an Australian actress of stage, television and film, who is best known for her work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and for her role as Karen Fox/ ... Reception The ''Canberra Times'' called it "disappointing". References {{reflist 1970 television plays 1970s Australian television plays 1970 Australian television episodes Australian Plays season 2 episodes Works by Alan Hopgood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalyst (TV Play)
"Catalyst" is a 1970 Australian TV play. It was a business drama with "CF Barnes" a nom de plume for an Australian novelist. Premise When minority shareholder Arthur Lambert moves out of the boardroom and becomes involved in the day-to-day running of the firm of Conquest Engineering, managing director Keyes and marketing manager Parrish start to wonder about the security of their jobs. Cast * Tony Ward *Richard Parry *Peter Reynolds * John Warwick *Don Barkham *Brian Anderson * Kirsty Child References {{reflist 1970s Australian television plays 1970 television plays 1970 Australian television episodes Australian Plays season 2 episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Juggler (TV Play)
"The Juggler" is a 1970 Australian television play about a movie producer. The ABC commissioned it from Yeldham, who was an Australian writer based in London at the time. Cast * Terence Cooper * John Meillon as a movie producer * Sandy Gore * Lyndel Rowe Lyndel Rowe is an Australian actress of stage, television and film, who is best known for her work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and for her role as Karen Fox/ ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juggler (Australian Plays), The 1970s Australian television plays 1970 television plays 1970 Australian television episodes Australian Plays season 2 episodes Works by Peter Yeldham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden House (play)
"Eden House" is a 1970 television play from the Australian television series Australian Plays, based on the 1969 play of the same name by Australian author Hal Porter. The played toured the UK in the 1970s with Jean Kent, and Dermot Walsh in leading roles. It was retitled 'Home on the Pigs back.' Plot An aging actress, a widow called Maxine, is haunted by the memory of a son who drowned. Her stepson wants her property. She has a younger lover, Mark. Cast * Margo Lee as Maxine * John Bonney as Mark * Pat Bishop as Portia * Diana Davidson as Kate * Lyn James as Honor * Don Pascoe as Victor * Philippa Baker as Helen * Jeff Kevin as Bernie * Judy McBurney Production It was taped at the ABC Studios in Gore Hill Sydney on March 16 to March 19, 1970. Carl Schultz was one of the cameramen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiends Of The Family
"Fiends of the Family" is a 1969 Australian television play. It was part of the ''Australian Plays'' series. Written by Pat Flower based on her 1966 novel, directed by Oscar Whitbread. Plot In a lonely house in the suburbs, three middle-aged sisters are repressed by their mother. Cast *Ruth Cracknell as Maggie *Betty Lucas Betty Helen Lucas (31 May 1924 – 7 April 2015), also known as Betty Lucas Peterson, was an Australian character actress and theatre director, known for her numerous roles on stage and television, starting from the post-WWII years in 1945. Ear ... *Judith Fisher *Moray Powell Production The ABC bought the rights to the novel in November 1967. Reception It won the 1970 Awgie for best script. References External links * * 1960s Australian television plays 1969 Australian television episodes 1969 television plays Australian Plays season 1 episodes Works by Pat Flower {{tv-episode-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilley Landed On Our Shore
"Tilley Landed On Our Shore" is a 1969 Australian television play. It was part of the ''Australian Plays'' series. Plot A comic account of Governor Phillips's 1788 landing in Australia. It is set in the modern day on the mythical island of Extrania, where Lieut. Tilley has been sent to establish a penal colony. Cast *Donald MacDonald as Lt Tilly * Michael Boddy *Frank Lloyd *Tom Farley *David Cameron * Ric Hutton * Noel Ferrier *Ruth Cracknell *Don Crosby *Barry Lovett * Lou Vernon * Edward Howell *Pat Bishop Patricia Mary Bishop (13 June 1946 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian actress, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, noted for her performances in theatre, film and television series. Personal Life She was married to the renowned Australian a ... *Jack Allen *Tony Bazell *Reg Collins *John Gray *Ric Hunter * Sheila Kennelly *Colonel Crint and His Regiment of Foot and Mouth Deserters Production Before the production aired, the script won the 1967 Dame M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC TV (Australian TV Channel)
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship (broadcasting), flagship ABC Television (Australian TV network), ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. The very first public broadcasting, national public television station in Australia officially and formally formal full grand opening night ceremony took place by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies in ABN (TV station), Sydney at stroke of night 7:00:00pm Time in Australia, Sydney Time on 5 November 1956 as ABC National Television Service under the call sign ABN (TV station), ABN-2 with the very first main flagship television presented by Michael Charlton (journalist), Michael Charlton and James Dibble reading the very first television news, main flagship television news bulletin, followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |