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Christopher Muir
} Christopher Muir (1931 - 2022) was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s he was head of ABC Television drama. Biography Most of his early childhood was spent in France, but he returned to Melbourne upon the outbreak of World War II. He joined the ABC in 1949 at the recommendation of his headmaster upon completing his schooling at Melbourne Grammar School. Initially working as a messenger boy, he soon became a general trainee, and by 1954 he was a radio announcer. In 1955 the ABC seconded him to Paris to study television. He returned to Melbourne for the inauguration of ABC television in 1956. The ensuing decade saw him become a pioneer of television drama and music productions, often screened live-to-air during prime time on the ABC. In an interview about the ABC's live TV drama he said "We producers had a buzz around us wherever we went but we also faced a lot of criticism. I thought 60 percent of what we did was ... [...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] |
Till Death Do Us Part (1959 TV Play)
''Till Death Do Us Part'' is a 1959 Australian television play based on a stage lay that had been adapted for radio. The TV play was broadcast live in Melbourne, recorded, and was shown in Sydney. Premise In Italy, a man called Roberto is on his way to meet Grazia. A stranger warns him that the woman will murder him for his money, but if he stays away, the woman will come running. Grazia is the wife of a gangster. He then discovers that the gangster wants to kill him. Cast *Edward Brayshaw as Roberto *Maree Tomasetti as Grazia *Frank Gatliff as the gangster * Syd Conabere *Ken Goodlet * Edward Howell *Keith Hudson *Georgina Batterham *Kurt Ludescher * Robin Ramsay Production The play had previously been filmed as "Strange Meeting", an episode of '' Armchair Theatre'' in the UK. It had also been performed on Australian radio in 1958. It was decided not to require the actors to use Italian accents. Director Christopher Muir said the play was of particular interest because "of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Night (play)
''Quiet Night'' is a 1941 Australian play by Dorothy Blewett. The play was popular with repertory and amateur theatre groups. It was also adapted for radio and television. Plot Doctors and nurses try to save the life of a 20-year-old. During the night the nurses have their own personal dramas. 1952 Radio Version The play was adapted for radio by the BBC in 1952. The cast included several Australian actresses living in London. 1961 television play ''Quiet Night'' is an Australian television play which aired in 1961 on ABC at a time when Australian TV drama production was relatively rare. The writer and director had previously adapted another Blewett play ''The First Joanna''. Originally broadcast live in Melbourne on 28 June 1961, it was recorded and also shown in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth). It was the 48th live play from ABV, the ABC's Melbourne arm. Plot Playboy Russell Keane crashes his sports car and is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rivals (1961 Play)
''The Rivals'' is a 1961 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. Premise Captain Absolute, son of the wealthy Sir Anthony, poses as a penniless ensign to win the heart of Lydia Languish. Lydia's aunt is negotiating another match. Cast *Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Malaprop *Patsy King as Lydia *James Bailey as Sir Anthony Absolute *Fred Parslow as Captain Absolute *Michael Duffield as Bob Acres *Anne Charleston Anne Charleston (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian actress, notable for her career locally and in the United Kingdom in theatre and television. Charleston started her career in theatre in the mid 1950's, and has been a staple of the small ... as Julia * George Whaley as Faulkland *Clement McCallin as Sir Lucius O'Trigger Production ''Rivals''. References External links * Australian television plays Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming English-language television shows 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia (1961 Film)
''Sylvia'' is a 1961 TV ballet broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir } Christopher Muir (1931 - 2022) was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s he was head of ABC Television drama. Biography Most of his early childhood was spent in France, but he re .... Premise A ballet set in ancient Greece. The love of Aminta for Sylvia. Cast *Laurence Bishop as Eros *Janet Karin as Sylvia *Ray Trickett as Orlon *Garth Welch as Aminta References External links * Australian television plays Australian television plays based on ballets Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming English-language television shows 1961 television plays {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Joanna
''The First Joanna'' is a 1943 play by Dorothy Blewett that was adapted for radio and television. Plot An English girl called Joanna marries an Australian wine-grower and moves to his family home in South Australia. She does not like it and is about to leave when she discovers the diary of the first Joanna who built the home during colonial times. Production history The play won a competition in 1947. The play was adapted for radio in 1948 at the ABC. The production starred English actor Jane Barrett, who was in Australia to star in ''Eureka Stockade''. The play was performed at May Hollinworth's Metropolitan Theatre in 1948, starring John Bushelle, Lynne Murphy, Betty Lucas, Wanda Herbert, Marcel Wattel, Lola Sweeney as the first Joanna and Dinah Shearing as the second Joanna. 1961 television adaptation The play was filmed in 1961 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. The ABC also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloodless Sand
''The Bloodless Sand'' is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was a ballet and was directed by Christopher Muir } Christopher Muir (1931 - 2022) was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s he was head of ABC Television drama. Biography Most of his early childhood was spent in France, but he re .... Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Premise A Spanish maid is in love with a matador. Cast *Patricia Cox *Paul Hammond *Vlado Juras *Eileen Wilson References External links * Australian television plays Australian television plays based on ballets Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian English-language television shows 1964 television plays {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waters Of The Moon
''Waters of the Moon'' is a 1951 stage play by N. C. Hunter which originally ran for two years at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 1951 to 1953. It was adapted into a 1961 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This version was directed by Christopher Muir. In 1977 it was revived at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with Ingrid Bergman as Helen Lancaster and Wendy Hiller, who had appeared in the original 1951 production, now playing the role of Mrs. Whyte. It was also televised by ITV ( H.M. Tennent for ATV) on 14 November 1956, in the '' Play of the Week'' strand and by the BBC on 27 December 1959, 24 December 1968 and 30 December 1983. Cast (original West End stage - 1951) *Edith Evans as Helen Lancaster *Sybil Thorndike as Mrs. Whyte *Wendy Hiller as Evelyn Daly *Directed by Frith Banbury Cast (BBC Radio version - 1955) * Sonia Dresdel as Helen Lancaster *Directed by Val Gielgud 1961 Australian Television Version The play was adapted for Australian TV by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bartered Bride (1960 TV Film)
''The Bartered Bride'' is a 1960 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was an opera directed by Christopher Muir } Christopher Muir (1931 - 2022) was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s he was head of ABC Television drama. Biography Most of his early childhood was spent in France, but he re .... References External linksClip of productionat YouTube Australian television plays Australian television plays based on operas Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian English-language television shows 1960 television plays 1960s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...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] |
Uncle Martino
''Uncle Martino'' is a 1960 Australian television play. It was directed by Christopher Muir from a play by Guido Cantini. Premise In an Italian village, a family is unsure if Uncle Martino is a millionaire or a pauper. Cast * Don Crosby as Martino *Peter O'Shaughnessy as Salvi *Barbara Brandon as Ameila *Moira Carleton as Mansueta * Kira Daniels as Gina * Collins Hilton as Procaccia * Paul Karo as Silvio *Dennis Miller as Michel *Joy Mitchell as Viola *Ron Pinnell as Ghigo * Wyn Roberts as Trulla Reception ''The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper ...'' thought that the production "lacked the sheer relish in character-drawing and good humoured gusto that would have made it more than a rather laboured dissection of cupidity." References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
