Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse

Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse
Genre	anthology
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	50 mins
Production company	ABC
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	5 May 1977 (1977-05-05) – 9 October 1983 (1983-10-09)

Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse is an Australian anthology series that aired on the ABC. Plays were introduced by Stuart Wagstaff.

They came from overseas but also included Australian-written works. However, by 1979 the series consisting entirely of foreign plays. ^{[1] [2]}

Australian Episodes

• "Going Home" (aired 5 May 1977) (inaugural episode) by Colin Free starring Terence Donovan, Rowena Wallace ^[3]
• "They Don't Clap Losers" (23 June 1977) by John Power (originally aired 1975)
• "The Kiss & Ride Ferry" (1 September 1977)
• "The Last Rites" (15 September 1977) by Colin Free (previously aired 1975)
• "No Room for the Innocent" (7 October 1977) by Sonia Borg
• "Straight Enough" (13 October 1977) by Ted Roberts
• "End of Summer" (27 October 1977) by Cliff Green
• "The Geeks" (23 March 1978) by Colin Free
• "A Woman in the House" (24 August 1978) by Luis Bayonas
• "Ripkin" (14 September 1978) by Colin Free
• "Bit Part" (16 November 1978) by Colin Free
• "Gossip from the Forest" (26 April 1980) based on novel by Thomas Keneally

References

1. Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse at Austlit
2. "Chance to compare overseas work". The Age. 5 May 1977. p. 43.
3. "Wagstaff with host ABC Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1977. p. 61.

External links

• Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse at Austlit
• Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse at IMDb