A Christmas Play

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"A Christmas Play"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 48
Directed byBrian Faull
Teleplay by Carl 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]

Contents

Cast

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]

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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.