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Beverley Dunn
Beverley Ruth Dunn (24 April 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Australian veteran radio, stage, television and film actress based in Melbourne, Australia. Dunn had roles in films including ''Ground Zero (1987 film), Ground Zero'', ''Gross Misconduct (film), Gross Misconduct'', ''Shine (film), Shine'' (1996), ''The Craic'' (1999), ''The Dish'' (2000) and ''Charlie and Boots'' (2009). She appeared in numerous television series for which she was best known including ''Bellbird (TV series), Bellbird'' and ''The Flying Doctors'' as Claire Byrant. Other TV credits : Productions for both ''Crawford Productions'' and ''Grundy Television'' including ''Homicide (Australian TV series), Homicide'', ''Matlock Police'', ''Division 4'', ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' (4 different character roles), ''Carson's Law'', ''Neighbours'' (as Tina Bentley), ''A Country Practice'' and ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints''. She appeared in ''Roundabout (1957 film), Roundabout'', the first liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local government area, local municipality of City of Melbourne based around Melbourne City Centre, its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and Daughters.'' Although successful in Melbourne, ''Neighbours'' underperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven four months after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned by rival Network Ten for a second production season, which began screening on 20 January 1986. ''Neighbours'' went on to become the longest-running drama series in Australian television history. In 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. The storylines concern the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, café, police station, lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage Lines (film)
''Marriage Lines'' is a 1962 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir. Plot Lysette returns to London after three unsuccessful marriages to look up her cousin Virgilia who is married to publisher Felix. Felix runs a business that used to belong to Virgilia's father. Lysette begins an affair with Felix. Robbie Lambert is upset Felix wants to sell his theatre. Cast * Walter Sullivan as Felix Pilgrim *Patricia Kennedy as Virgilia Pilgrim *Mary Ward as Lysette Eggerton *Moira Carleton as Chrissie, the Piglrims' maid *Beverley Dunn as Peggy, Felix's secretary *Joy Mitchell as Daphne *Campbell Copelin as Robbie Lambert *Vernon Yorke as American *Kurt Ludescher and Ray Angel as waiters *Roland Heimans as office boy Production The play had been filmed by the BBC in 1961. It was an original for television. The play had been performed on Australian radio in 1961. In discussing why the ABC chose it for production, '' Filmink'' magazine hypothesized that "the ABC were attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Night
''Eye of the Night'' is a 1960 Australian television play. It was written by Kay Keavney and directed by Christopher Muir. It was broadcast live on the ABC from Melbourne on the night of Wednesday 24 February. In Sydney on the same night the ABC were doing a live broadcast of the play '' The Turning Point''. These two were the first in a series of ten plays made by the ABC in 1960 using local writers, others including ''The Astronauts'' and ''The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day''. (Other plays possibly included '' Close to the Roof'', ''Dark Under the Sun'', ''The Square Ring'', ''Who Killed Kovali?'', and ''Swamp Creatures''.) Plot A man breaks into homes at night and terrorises women. He eludes police for two years. In the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, a woman, Ruth Arnott, fears that a man in her own house, a man oppressed by his mother, may be the attacker. The opening scenes take place at Victorian Police Headquarters with the rest at a house in Sunshine. Cast *Beverley Dunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony And Cleopatra (1959 Film)
''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a 1959 Australian television play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was broadcast live in Melbourne then recorded and screened in Sydney. The ABC also broadcast a production of ''Hamlet'' at the same time, which was broadcast live in Sydney then recorded and screened in Melbourne. It was the ABC's first live Shakespeare play. Cast *Bettie Kauffman as Cleopatra *Keith Eden as Antony *Kevin Miles as Caesar *Laurier Lange as Lepidus * Edward Howell as Agrippa *Judith Godden as Charmain *Paul Bacon as Alexas *Beverly Dunn as Octavia *Frank Gatliff as Pompey *John Morgan as Menas *Keith Hudson as Eros *Alan Tobin as Procuecius *Colin Eaton as Soothsayer *Philip Stainton as Clown *Hugh McDermott as first messenger *George Ogilvie as second messenger *Alan Hopgood as first soldier *Alan Morley as second soldier *Ken Goodlet as Enobarus *Soula Paulay, R de Winter, Antonio Rodrigues and Albert la Guerre as Cleopatra's attendants *Nevil Thurgood, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Chiffon
''Black Chiffon'' is a play in two acts written by Lesley Storm. Starring Flora Robson, the play premiered at the Westminster Theatre in London's West End on 3 May 1949, running for over 400 performances. The play debuted on Broadway on 27 September 1950 and ran until 13 January 1951, totalling 109 performances. That production starred Janet Barrow (Nannie), Richard Gale (Roy Christie), Patricia Hicks (Louise), Raymond Huntley (Robert Christie), Anthony Ireland (Dr. Bennett Hawkins), Patricia Marmont (Thea), and Flora Robson (Alicia Christie), and was produced by John Wildberg. Synopsis On the eve of her beloved son's society wedding, the highly respected Alicia Christie makes one defiant criminal gesture - a cry for help - when she steals a black chiffon nightdress from a reputable department store. This play is a psychological study of a woman driven finally to the edge due to the cumulative stresses and strains placed upon her by her demanding and divided family. The results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lark (1958 Film)
''The Lark'' is a 1958 Australian TV version of the 1952 Jean Anouilh play of the same title. According to ''The Age'' it opened "a new era in TV drama production in Melbourne." Plot At the trial of Joan of Arc, events are shown in flashback as to how she came to rebel against the English. Cast * Beverly Dunn as Joan of Arc *Frank Gatliff as Cauchon *Christopher Hill as Warwick *Robert Peach as the Inquisitor *Jeffrey Hodgson as the Dauphin *John Morgan as the Promoter *Moira Carleton as Joan's mother * Mary Ward as Queen Yolande, the Dauphin's mother-in-law *Laura Jane Casson as Agnes Sorel, as the Dauphin's mistress *Carol Potter as the little Queen, wife of the Dauphin *Keith Hudson as Ladvenu *Ilka Brand as the Dauphin's page *Brin Newton-John as the Archbishop of Rheims *John Royle as narrator *Henry Cuthbertson as voice of Archangel Production The production was based on a play which debuted in 1955 in a production starring Leo McKern and Dorothy Tutin. Director William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Small Victory
''Small Victory'' is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was set during the Korean War. It was directed by William Sterling and was shot in Melbourne where it aired 26 March 1958. It was based on a play by Australian author Iain MacCormick. The ABC later broadcast '' Sound of Thunder'' and ''Act of Violence'' (1959) by MacCormick. Australian TV drama at the time would customarily consist of adaptations of stories that had been tried overseas. Plot During the Korean War a group of people are trapped by North Korean troops at the Mission School of the Sacred Heart, including a priest, Father Riley, and a nun, Sister Annalissa. American war correspondent Thompson helps Korean orphan Sophie sneak into the Mission School. Cast *Beverly Dunn as Sister Annalissa *Brian James as Father Riley *Sydney Conabere as Thompson *Kira Daniels as Sophie *John Morgan as the political leader *Bettine Kaufman *Neville Thurgood as Sgt Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaslight (1958 Film)
''Gaslight'' is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation based on the 1938 play ''Gas Light'' by Patrick Hamilton. It starred Beverley Dunn. Plot Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman, Bella Manningham, moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane. Cast * Beverley Dunn as Bella Manningham * Brian James as Manningham * John Morgan as Inspector Rough * Mary Ward as Elizabeth * Judith Godden as Nancy the housemaid * Neville Thurgood as police constable Production William Sterling came down from Sydney to direct. It was the eleventh play to be performed live on Melbourne television – the others were ''Roundabout'', '' The Twelve Pound Look'', '' Holiday in Biarritz'', '' Fair Passenger'', '' The Right Person'', ''Dark Brown'', ''The Duke in Darkness'', '' The Sound of Thunder'' and ''Killer in Close Up''. It was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Room Award
The Green Room Awards are peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, musical theatre and opera in Melbourne. The awards were started in 1982 when Blair Edgar and Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards Association. The inaugural awards ceremony was held in 1984 at the Melbourne Concert Hall. The association today is composed of members of Melbourne's performing arts community, including journalists, performers, writers, directors, choreographers, academics, theatre technicians and administrators. The current patrons of the association are Rachel Griffiths and David Atkins. Previous winners include Dale Ferguson, David Hersey, Stephen Baynes, Greg Horsman, Eddie Perfect, Laurie Cadevida, Stephen Daldry, Genevieve Lemon, Michael Dameski, Julian Gavin, and Steve Mouzakis. Award categories As of 2013, award categories include: Theatre (companies) *Production *Direction *Female actor *Male actor *Ensemble *Set/costume *Lighting *Sound/c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia. The company's Southbank Theatre houses the 500-seat Sumner and the 150-seat Lawler, and the company also performs in the Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio and Playhouse, all located in Melbourne's Arts Precinct in Southbank. Considered Victoria's state theatre company, it formally comes under the auspices of the University of Melbourne. As of 2013 it offered a Mainstage Season of ten to twelve plays each year, as well as education, family and creative development activities, and reported having a subscriber base of approximately 20,000 people and played to a around quarter of a million people annually. History The Melbourne Theatre Company was founded in 1953 by John Sumner as the Union Theatre Repertory Company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
