Waters of the Moon

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Waters of the Moon is a 1951 stage play by N. C. Hunter which originally ran for two years at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 1951 to 1953. [1] [2] It was adapted into a 1961 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This version was directed by Christopher Muir. [3] [4] In 1977 it was revived at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with Ingrid Bergman as Helen Lancaster and Wendy Hiller, who had appeared in the original 1951 production, now playing the role of Mrs. Whyte.

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It was also televised by ITV (H.M. Tennent for ATV) on 14 November 1956, in the Play of the Week strand [5] and by the BBC on 27 December 1959, [6] 24 December 1968 [7] and 30 December 1983. [8]

Cast (original West End stage - 1951)

Cast (BBC Radio version - 1955)

1961 Australian Television Version

Waters of the Moon
Based onplay by N. C. Hunter
Written by Wal Cherry
Directed by Christopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
Network ABC
Release19 April 1961 (1961-04-19) (Melbourne, live) [10] [11]
Release28 June 1961 (1961-06-28) (Sydney) [12]
Release23 August 1961 (1961-08-23) (Brisbane) [13]

The play was adapted for Australian TV by the ABC. It was directed by Christopher Muir. [3] [4]

Premise

A woman, Helen Lancaster, is caught in a house during a snowstorm and forced to spend time there with her husband and daughter.

Helen flirts with an Austrian, Julias. [14]

Cast

Production

It was Patricia Kennedy's first TV play since Black Limelight. [13]

Cast (BBC Radio version - 1965)

Cast (BBC1 version - 1968)

Cast (BBC1 version - 1983)

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References

  1. ↑ "Production of Waters of the Moon | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. 1 2 Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780810893085 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 "Pat Kennedy Heads Cast". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1961. p. 11.
  4. 1 2 Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ↑ The Kaleidoscope British Independent Television Drama Research Guide, 1955-2010, page 2653
  6. ↑ "Sunday-Night Theatre presents: Waters of the Moon". 27 December 1959. p. 13 – via BBC Genome.
  7. 1 2 "Play of the Month presenting: Waters of the Moon". 24 December 1968. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
  8. 1 2 "Waters of the Moon". 30 December 1983. p. 98 – via BBC Genome.
  9. ↑ "Saturday-Night Theatre presents Sonia Dresdel in 'WATERS OF THE MOON'". 4 June 1955. p. 48 – via BBC Genome.
  10. ↑ "Advertisement". The Age. p. 44.
  11. ↑ "Comedy Recalls Successes of UK Actresses". The Age. 13 April 1961. p. 27.
  12. ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1961. p. 12.
  13. 1 2 "The boarding house crisis". TV Times. 17 August 1961. p. 16.
  14. ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 13 April 1961. p. 35.
  15. ↑ "Saturday-Night Theatre". 27 March 1965. p. 12 – via BBC Genome.


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