Six Characters in Search of an Author (film)

Six Characters in Search of an Author
Ad The Age 27 Nov 1963
Based onplay Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
Written byPhillip Grenville Mann
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 mins or 70 mins[1]
Production companyABC
Original release
Release27 November 1963 (1963-11-27) (Melbourne)[1][2]
Release19 August 1964 (1964-08-19) (Sydney)[3]

Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1963 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.[4][5][6]

Premise

The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial. Six people arrive, each with a story to tell.[7]

Cast

  • Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
  • Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
  • Norman Kaye as the father
  • Patricia Kennedy as the mother
  • Marea Letho as the step daughter
  • Michael Norman as the boy
  • Terry Norris as Letho

Production

Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.[7] йЛЩг

Reception

The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."[8]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "TV Guide". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". 17 August 1963. p. 13.
  4. ^ "AMUSEMENTS PAGE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 928. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 August 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 21 November 1963. p. 31.
  6. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  7. ^ a b "Scenes filmed at station". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 12.
  8. ^ "TELEVISION Period Piece". The Bulletin. 5 September 1964. p. 47.
  9. ^ "TV Play within a play". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1964. p. 11.


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