''Nude with Violin'' is a 1964 television play broadcast by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation based on the play ''
Nude with Violin
''Nude with Violin'' is a play in three acts (later revised into two acts) by Noël Coward. A light comedy of manners, the play is a satire on "Modern Art", criticism, artistic pretension and the value placed on art. It is set in Paris in 1956 ...
'' by
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
. It was directed by
Christopher Muir
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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 ...
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Plot
In Paris in 1856, a famous artist, Paul Sorodin, has died. His estranged wife and children arrive from London for his funeral. Accompanied by Sordin's manager, they arrive to discover the apartment is occupied by Sordin's valet. Questions arise as to the authenticity of Sorodin's pictures.
Cast
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Terry Norris as Sebastien Lacreole
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Gerda Nicolson as Jane Sorodin
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Julia Blake
Julia Blake (born 1936) is an English–born Australian actress. She is known for her small screen role as Nancy McCormack on the Australian drama series ''Prisoner'' (''Prisoner: Cell Block H''), for which she appeared during the final season ...
as Pamela
*Alex Varadi as Jacob Friedland
*Roma Johnstone as Anya Pavalikov
*Barbara Brandon as Isobel Sorodin
*Brian Hansford as Obadiah Lelwellyn
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Terence Donovan as Clinton Preminger
*Follie Settees as Cherry May
*Karl Lukk as Fabrice
*Nick Sofokles as Lauderdale
Production
It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964. Terry Norris played the role performed on stage in England by
John Gielgud and
Robert Helpmann in Australia.
It was designed by Alan Clarke.
Reception
The ''Sydney Morning Herald''said the production "could do no more than echo the play's half-hearted efforts... the cast that took part looked with the desperately contrived situations."
References
External links
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1964 Australian television plays
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
English-language television shows
1964 television plays
ABC television plays
Television plays filmed in Melbourne
Television plays directed by Chris Muir
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