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Australian Plays (season 1) Episodes
''Australian Plays'' is a 1969 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" * Ep. 5 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...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 Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia, or produced by Australians. There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree. During its colonial pe ...'' 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 *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] |
AustLit
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration between researchers and librarians from Australian universities, led by the University of Queensland (UQ), designed to comprehensively record the history of Australian literary and story-making cultures. AustLit is an encyclopaedia of Australian writers and writing. BlackWords is a landmark research project by and within AustLit that details the lives and work of Indigenous Australian authors, which includes Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers. History AustLit was founded in 2000, when several independent databases on a variety of themes related to literary studies was created from work done by research groups at eight universities. The first dataset comprised about 300,000 fairly simple biographical and ... [...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 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. She was married to the renowned Australian actor Bill Hunter ... * Don Crosby * Lynn Murphy * Lyn Lee * Judy McBurney 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 Play ... [...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 Kirsty Child is an Australian character actress, known for her roles in the television series ''Prisoner'' and ''Neighbours''. Biography Child had several character parts in the Crawford Productions TV staples. Her film roles include ''Count ... 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. at ... [...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 *Ken Shorter *Alan Hopgood *Mark Albiston * Harold Hopkins* *Lyndell 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/H .... 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 could not cover the hiring of an old locomotive so a modern one was used, but this was obscured by a fog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Commission
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 tele ... [...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 *Jack Allen *Tony Bazell *Reg Collins *John Gray *Ric Hunter *Sheila Kennelly Sheila Kennelly (born 28 December 1936Willingham, Margot "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz"Oram, James "Home and Away" Behind the Scene's'' published by Angus and Robertson also credited as Sheila Kenneally, is a British-born ... *Colonel Crint and His Regiment of Foot and Mouth Deserters Production Before the production aired, the script won the 1967 Dame Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
