The Sponge Room
1964 Australian TV series or program
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The Sponge Room is an Australian television film which aired in 1964 on ABC. Produced in Melbourne,[3] it aired in a 50-minute time-slot and was an adaptation of an overseas stage play, written by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse.[4]
| The Sponge Room | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 22 April 1964 (Melbourne)[1] |
| Release | 9 September 1964 (Sydney)[2] |
It is not known if a copy of the television film still exists, given the wiping of the era.
Premise
A married man secretly meets with a woman each week at the natural history museum in London.[5]
Cast
- Julia Blake as Hilary
- Terry Norris as Colin
- Neil Curnow as the attendant
Production
The play had been produced on stage in Sydney that year under the direction of Ken Hannam.[6][7] It had also been performed on ABC radio that year.[8]
It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964.[9]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald praised Barton using "the extremely effective device" of a background of "complete silence from start to finish".[10]
