Moby Dick - Rehearsed (Wednesday Theatre)
20th episode of the 1st season of Wednesday Theatre
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"Moby Dick - Rehearsed" is a 1965 Australian TV play based on the 1955 play Moby Dick - Rehearsed by Orson Welles. It was shot in Sydney.[4]
| "Moby Dick - Rehearsed" | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Ken Hannam |
| Based on | |
| Original air date | 19 May 1965[1][2] |
| Running time | 65 mins[3] |
Plot
A stage is set for a performance of King Lear. However the actor-manager has something else in mind - for his cast to do a rehearsed reading of Moby Dick.
Cast
- Wynn Roberts as Ahab
- Keith Alexander as Starbuck
- Ed Devereaux as Stubb
- Des Rolfe as Flask
- Michael Thomas as young actor, also Ishmael
- Patricia Connolly as Pip[5]
- Stewart Ginn as Middle Aged Axtor / Elijah and Carpenter
- Tom Farley
- David Copping
- Alex Cann
- Tommy Dysart
- Guy Le Claire
Production
The set was designed by Geoffrey Wedlock.[6]
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald called it "very exciting television... Ken Hannam's production was compelling and always visually interesting, especially in the use of focus."[4]
The Canberra Times called it "a fine actors play, but, let us face it, a pretty boring one" but praised the work of Wynn Roberts and Patricia Connolly.[7]
