Английская Википедия:Harlequinade (Australian TV play)

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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]

Plot

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]

Production

It starred Cherrie Butlin who was the daughter of Billy Butlin; she had lived in Australia for three years.[5] The set was designed by Philip Hickie.[6]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "skittish and affectionate".[7]

References

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