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Australian Playhouse
''Australian Playhouse'' was an Australian anthology TV series featuring the work of Australian writers. It ran for two series consisting of 40 episodes. Among the featured productions were works by Pat Flower who was the main writer having written 10 episodes, other writers included Tony Morphett, John Warwick, Barbara Vernon, Richard Lane, James Davern and David Sale Background Development In August 1965 Talbot Duckmanton of the ABC announced that the ABC would increase its production of local drama, including a show called ''Australian Playhouse''. This would not necessary consist of Australian plays and be "of an experimental nature". The series was the idea of producer David Goddard, father of actress Liza. Goddard worked on the show for nine months before it aired. He says he knew of a TV station which claimed it was going to so a TV series and asked for scripts, then claimed the scripts were not of standard; Goddard says the station never put on staff, and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Photography Contemporary use Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white. Computing In computing terminology, ''black-and-white'' is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Dogs On Diamond Street
"No Dogs on Diamond Street" is the fifth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "No Dogs on Diamond Street" was written by Marion Ord and directed by Storry Walton and originally aired on ABC on 16 May 1966 Plot A watchman is murdered at Norm Hutton's place of work. He relies on his daughter Patti to provide an alibi. Cast * Ed Devereaux as Norm Hutton * Helen Morse as Patty Hutton * Margaret Christensen * Beverley Kirk * Don Reid Production It was written by Marion Ord, who lived in a property near Parkes. In 1965 she attended at TV school at Orange held by the University of Sydney Adult Education Department, and started writing ''Do Dogs'' as an exercise for the course. It was made by the same team who had produced a TV version of ''My Brother Jack'' including star Ed Devereaux, designer Jack Montgomery and producer Storry Walton. Reception The Sunday ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "flimsy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marleen (Australian Playhouse)
"Marleen" is the 14th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "Marleen" was written by Pat Flower and originally aired on ABC on July 18, 1966. Plot Three marching girls are waiting for the results of a competition to elect the World Miss Marching Girl. One of them has a more sinister goal. Her parents end up shooting a girl. Cast * Joy Mitchell * Fay Kelton * Sydney Conabere * Liz Harris * Dorothy Bradley Reception The play was poorly reviewed. One critic argued "it is time... ''Australian Playhouse'' had an independent audit. The works we are seeing ore not worth more than two cents of the licence fee. Pat Flower's "Marleen"... was a macabre grin at nothing. Those who saw it must have wondered if they themselves were short on brains, so short was it on plausible entertainment. Those who didn't see it need not die worrying. But Miss Flower cannot be blamed for the series. Efforts which should never ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Should The Woman Pay
"Should the Woman Pay" is the 13th television play episode of the first season of the anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "Should the Woman Pay" was written by Monte Miller and directed by Patrick Barton. and originally aired on ABC on 11 July 1966. Plot A husband returns home to find his wife Marcia living with another man. He uses the law to maintain himself. Cast * Marcella Burgoyne as Marcia Henderson * Wynn Roberts as the husband Gerald Henderson * Brian Burton as Steven Bentley * John Paton as Markham * Ray Angel as taxi driver Production It was written by Monte Miller, the Police Prosecutor from Bathurst. He wrote it as an exercise for a course in TV writing held at Orange by the University of Sydney Adult Education Department. (The same course also produced ''No Dogs on Diamond Street''). Reception The ''Canberra Times'' called it :a clever idea, and I liked particularly the bright opening with music, and the polished performance by Marcella Burgoyne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parking Ticket
"The Parking Ticket" is the 12th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "The Parking Ticket" was written by Max Colwell and Michael Wright and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 4 July 1966. Plot Bob Rankin receives a parking ticket and discovers he lives in a world of aggressive inspectors. The father of a man who has seduced a young woman is given a ticket by the father of the girl. Cast * Stewart Ginn as the boys father * Lynne Murphy as Muriel * Shirley MacDonald as Vi * Charles Little as the boy Denis * Carmen Duncan * Willie Fennell as Steve Reception ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' said it provides "both humour and drama." ''The Age'' called it "a gem". References External links * The Parking Ticketat National Archives of Australia The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anonymous (Australian Playhouse)
"Anonymous" is the 11th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "Anonymous" was written by Pat Flower and originally aired on ABC on 27 June 1966. Plot In a moment of tragic irony, a harassed and henpecked businessman, Walter, faces death alone when he has a heart attack. Cast * Peter O'Shaughnessy as Walter * Shirley O'Shaughnessy * Elspeth Ballantyne * Gerard Kennedy * Helen Harper Reception ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' critic said that "Despite the occasional relevance of Miss Flower's observations, ironic or start... my natural inclination would have been to switch off as soon as I discovered that the play was in fact saying nothing remarkable, while seemingly seeking by every means to produce alarming discomfort for its own sake. Echo chambers, stills, superimposed wavering images, muffled heart throbs, crooked angled shots, the satanic voice of the narrator, were all piled on thickly enough to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monkey Cage
"The Monkey Cage" is the 10th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "The Monkey Cage" was written by Ruth Funner and directed by Wilf Buckler and originally aired on ABC on 20 June 1966. The episode was shot in Brisbane. The National Archives of Australia have a version of the episode. Plot Joe is a city building caretaker with an ail-too attractive wife. In the course of trying to throw out one of her admirers (David Yorston) the two get trapped in the lift. When fire breaks out they sink their personal difference in frantic attempts to call for help. Eventually, the firemen (Stanley Smith) turns up, averts danger, but makes little effort to free the prisoners when he finds the wife alone in the apartment. Cast * John Gray as Joe * Stanley Smith * David Yorston * Peter Hitcner Reception ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "a slight but entertaining piece admirably suited to its medium... The sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriel Gray
Oriel Holland Bennett (26 March 1920 – 30 June 2003) known by pen name Oriel Gray, was an Australian dramatist, playwright and screenwriter who wrote from the 1940s to 1990s. The major themes of her work were gender equality and "social and political issues such as the environment, Aborigines, assimilation and bush life". Early life Gray was born ''Oriel Holland Bennett'' in Sydney, New South Wales. Her father and grandfather owned a newspaper in Young, New South Wales. With the death of her mother in 1926, her older sister Grayce became the guiding female presence of her formative years. Gray came from a politically active family, her father briefly held the seat of Werriwa for the Australian Labour Party Gray was a member of the Communist Party of Australia from 1942 to 1950. She remained active in the peace movement until the dismissal of the Whitlam Government in 1975. Personal life She married John Gray in 1940, an actor whom she met while at the Sydney New Theatre an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Four
"Antarctic Four" is the ninth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "Antarctic Four" was written by Oriel Gray and directed by James Davern and originally aired on ABC on 13 June 1966. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time but there were several productions set in Antarctica in the 1960s, the others including ''Manhaul'' and ''She''. "Antarctic Four" was also performed as a stage play. Plot A group of six men from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition are stranded in an Antarctic outpost. Temporarily out of communication with their base, the men get into a nightmare situation brought on by a mysterious disease. Cast * Gordon Boyd * Kurt Ludescher * Clive Winmill * George Whaley * Terry McDermott * Terry Gill Production Gordon Boyd was best known as a singer. Reception The critic from ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' said the production "was not flawless, but it sustain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Barton
Patrick Barton is an Australian TV director best known for his productions in the 1960s. Select Credits *''You Can't Win 'Em All'' (1962) *''The Gioconda Smile'' (1963) *''Night Stop'' (1963) *''Double Yolk'' (1963) *''The Angry General'' (1964) *''The Sponge Room'' (1964) *''The Road'' (1964) *''Wind from the Icy Country'' (1964) *''A Provincial Lady'' (1964) *''Dangerous Corner'' (1965) *'' A Time to Speak'' (1965) *''Cross of Gold'' (1965) *'' Othello'' (1964) *''Daphne Laureola ''Daphne laureola'', commonly called spurge-laurel, is a shrub in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae. Despite the name, this woodland plant is neither a spurge nor a laurel. Its native range covers much of Europe and extends to Algeria, M ...'' (1965) *''Romanoff and Juliet'' (1965) *''Ashes to Ashes'' (1966) *''Waiting in the Wings'' (1965) *''Should the Woman Pay?'' (1966) *''Love and War'' (1967) *''Quality of Mercy'' (1975) *''Bellbird'' (TV series) References External links *Patrick Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What About Next Year
"What About Next Year" is the eighth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "What About Next Year" was written by Richard Lane and directed by Patrick Barton and originally aired on ABC on 6 June 1966 in Melbourne and Sydney Plot A man, Fred Taylor, investigates the disappearance of a friend, Pete Hayes. He talks to the missing man's wife and daughter, unaware the daughter is insane. Cast * Dennis Miller as Fred Taylor * Terry Aldred as Laura Ogilvie * Victoria Grace as the daughter * Edward Howell Reception ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "an effective suspense play." ''The Age'' felt that, like many ''Australian Playhouse'' scripts there was "insufficient time to develop the theme adequately" but thought "the acting was of the same high quality that characterised all the plays in the series." ''The Canberra Times'' said the production "was marred by weak sound, especially in voice producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Croyston
John Croyston (7 March 1933 - 23 May 2007) was an Australian writer, radio producer and director. He studied at the University of Sydney and worked as a teacher before going on to work at the ABC. He was a radio producer at the ABC from 1958 to 1964. He then moved into television. Select Credits *'' The Quiet Season'' (1965) - producer *'' The Runaway'' (1966) - writer *'' The Man Who Saw It'' (1966) *'' The Schoolmistress'' (1967) - writer *''A Touch of Gold'' (1967) - writer *'' Love and War'' (1967) - producer - also wrote the play "Construction" *'' The Cell'' (1968) *''Volpone'' (1968) - director *'' The Queen's Bishop'' (1968) - director *''Contrabandits'' (1968) - director *'' Australian Plays'' (1969) - producer, also wrote the episode "A Voyage Out" *'' A Voyage Out'' (1969) - writer *'' Tilley Landed on Our Shores'' (1969) - director *''Chimes at Midnight'' (1970) - writer *'' Lane End'' (1972) -director *'' Over There'' (1972) - director *'' Certain Women'' (1973) - d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
