Opening Night (TV series)

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Opening Night
GenreDrama
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerRobert Allen
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release9 October 1974 (1974-10-09) 
12 March 1975 (1975-03-12)

Opening Night was a Canadian theatrical drama television miniseries which aired on CBC Television 1974 to 1975.

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Premise

John Hirsch was appointed chief of CBC's drama department in 1974. He temporarily brought back the practice of presenting televised productions of stage dramas for the network in broadcasts such as '"Front Row Centre , Opening Night and Performance . [1]

Four videotaped versions of theatrical works were presented during the 1974-75 season (times in Eastern):

These productions are not to be confused with CBC's later Opening Night series (2002). [2]

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References

  1. Bruce Kirkley, Richard (Spring 1994). "A Catalogue of Canadian Stage Plays on English Canadian Television, 1952 to 1987". Theatre Research in Canada. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Opening Night". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.