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'''''The Runaway''''' is a 1966 Australian TV play. It aired on 19 October 1966 on the ABC as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]''. |
'''''The Runaway''''' is a 1966 Australian TV play. It aired on 19 October 1966 on the ABC as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]''. |
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It was written by John Croyston |
It was written by John Croyston, who was better known as a producer; this was his first script for TV.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|page=21}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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The critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said the film "was not a work of genius, but it showed promise. The characters were fairly well drawn and their conflicts were credible though mundane. Troubles lay between father, and sons, mother and sons, between one son and his girl of a more affluent class. But the treatment lay flat. At one stage half the cast was explaining:. "We don't seem—you know what I mean—to get along or ... You know what I mean — understand each other." The cast did not help. All were flatter than the script and John Gray as the father gave a banal effort... Why did Storry Walton put up with the noise in the studio? And why didn't someone edit out the slow patches in the writing? All his faults counted against him, Croyston deserved a better first night."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 20, 1966|title=ON TELEVISION Whimsy comes to McGooley show|page=12}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 04:15, 25 February 2019
| "The Runaway" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 42 |
| Directed by | Storry Walton |
| Teleplay by | John Croyston |
| Original air date | 17 October 1966 |
| Running time | 30 minutes[1] |
The Runaway is a 1966 Australian TV play. It aired on 19 October 1966 on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.
It was written by John Croyston, who was better known as a producer; this was his first script for TV.[2]
Reception
The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said the film "was not a work of genius, but it showed promise. The characters were fairly well drawn and their conflicts were credible though mundane. Troubles lay between father, and sons, mother and sons, between one son and his girl of a more affluent class. But the treatment lay flat. At one stage half the cast was explaining:. "We don't seem—you know what I mean—to get along or ... You know what I mean — understand each other." The cast did not help. All were flatter than the script and John Gray as the father gave a banal effort... Why did Storry Walton put up with the noise in the studio? And why didn't someone edit out the slow patches in the writing? All his faults counted against him, Croyston deserved a better first night."[3]
References
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, , no. 11, 510. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 October 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 21.
- ^ "ON TELEVISION Whimsy comes to McGooley show". Sydney Morning Herald. October 20, 1966. p. 12.
External links
- The Runaway at Ausstage
- Runaway at AustLit
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