A Christmas Play

"A Christmas Play"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 48
Directed byBrian Faull
Teleplay byCarl Orff
Original air date22 December 1965 (1965-12-22)
Running time45 mins[1]
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"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.[2]

Cast

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

Production

It was shot in Melbourne.[3] Choreography was by Rex Reid.[4]

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 Lou Vernon.[5]

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."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 1965. p. 6.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 1965. p. 13.
  3. ^ Marshall, Valda (19 December 1965). "Everything's Coming Up Christmas". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 85.
  4. ^ "WHAT TO STAY HOME FOR". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Christmas Specials on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 1965. p. 85.
  6. ^ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 December 1965. p. 16. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove.