''The Four Poster'' is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play ''

The Fourposter ''The Fourposter'' is a play written by Jan de Hartog. The two-character story spans 35 years, from 1890 to 1925, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and Michael ...

'' by

Jan de Hartog Jan de Hartog (April 22, 1914 – September 22, 2002) was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker. Early life In 1914, Jan de Hartog was born to a D ...

. It starred

Anne Haddy Patricia Anne Haddy (5 October 1930 – 6 June 1999), credited also as Anne Hardy, was an Australian actress, television presenter and voice artist, who worked in various facets of the industry including radio, stage and television. She was mar ...

and Alistair Duncan and was directed by

James Upshaw ''James Upshaw'' James Upshaw was an Australian producer and director, best known for his work in TV in the 1960s including the early variety show ''The Lorrae Desmond Show'', which garnered its hostess Lorrae Desmond as the first female r ...

Cast

as Agnes * Alastair Duncan as Michael

Production

It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964, It was filmed in Sydney and was the first televised play to feature only two characters

Reception

The critic from the ''

Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in ...

'' said "there is no point in pretending that" the play was "important or even honest" being essentially "a family radio serial... but as an exercise in the capacities of two performers to turn from newly married youngsters into nostalgic or ghostly elders, it retains at least a sporting interest." ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'' called it "a treat".

References

External links

* 1964 television plays 1960s Australian television plays Australian films based on plays 1960s English-language films Adaptations of works by Jan de Hartog {{Australia-tv-film-stub