Harlequinade (Australian TV play)
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| Harlequinade | |
|---|---|
Ad in The Age 20 Dec 1961 | |
| Genre | comedy |
| Based on | Harlequinade 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 20 December 1961 |
Harlequinade is a 1961 Australian TV play based on the Terence Rattigan play Harlequinade. It was directed by Bill Bain[1] and aired on 20 December 1961 in Sydney, 7 February 1962 in Melbourne, and 29 May 1962 in Brisbane.[2]
It was the first adaptation of Terence Rattigan on Australian television.[3]
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]