"A Christmas Play" is a 1965 Australian television play based on the work by Carl Orff. It aired as an episode of '' Wednesday Theatre'' on 22 December 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne.

Cast

*Justine Rettick * George Whaley *singers from the Melba Conservatorium, St Paul's Cathedral Boys choir

Production

It was shot in Melbourne. Choreography was by Rex Reid. That year the ABC also broadcast a ten-minute TV play, ''The Little Woodcarver'' written by Keith Smith, about a shepherd boy who lived in the Alps; and ''An Old Man and Christmas'', starring

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Reception

The ''Canberra Times'' said the production "provided a feast for the eye that was not overshadowed by the musical fare. Faull is particularly at home in exploiting the technical resources that television offers."

References

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