Harlequinade (Australian TV play)
Harlequinade is a 1961 Australian TV play based on the Terence Rattigan play Harlequinade. It was directed by Bill Bain.[2]
| Harlequinade | |
|---|---|
 Ad in The Age 20 Dec 1961 | |
| Genre | comedy |
| Based on | Harlequindade by Terence Rattigan |
| Directed by | Bill Bain |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Les Weldon |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 20 December 1961 (Sydney) 7 February 1962 (Melbourne) 29 May 1962 (Brisbane)[1] |
It was the first adaptation of Terence Rattigan on Australian television.[3]
Plot
A middle aged couple, Arthur and Edna are appearing in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet in a small town. They meet a woman who claims to be Arthur's daughter from his first marriage.
They realise they are too young to play star crossed lovers.
Cast
- John Alden as Arthur Gosport
- Neva Carr Glyn as Edna Selby
- Owen Weingott as Fred Ingram
- Don Pascoe as Fred Wakefield
- Enid Lorimer as Dame Maud
- Cherrie Butlin as Joyce
- Lou Vernon
- Marcia Hathaway
- Martin Redpath
- Peter Stewart
- Frank Taylor
- Alan Tobin
- Hilary Linstead[4]
Production
It starred Cherrie Butlin who was the daughter of Billy Butlin; she had lived in Australia for three years.[5] The set was designed by Philip Hickie.[6]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "skittish and affectionate".[7]
References
- "An ageing Rome and a nagging Juliet". TV Times. 24 May 1962. p. 16.
- Vagg, Stephen (12 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Harlequinade". Filmink.
- "Advertisement". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 1961. p. 8.
- "Actress is a casting director". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 10 May 1967. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- "Cherrie's New Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 1961. p. 16.
- "TV Guide". The Age. 1 February 1962. p. 29.
- ""Harlequinade" on Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 1961. p. 5.
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