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==Cast== |
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*Lola Brooks |
*Lola Brooks as Cecily |
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*Neva Carr-Glynn |
*Neva Carr-Glynn as Lady Bracknell |
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*James Condon |
*James Condon as John |
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*Margo Lee |
*Margo Lee as Gwendolyn |
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*Richard Meikle |
*Richard Meikle as Algernon |
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==Production== |
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Paul O'Loughlin the director hired a studio at Artransa for show. He could only use it for two days meaning the production had to be carefully planned. The director said: |
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<blockquote>We've never done a 90-minute play before. We've done one hour plays, and the extra half hour only adds to our difficulties in one respect. In every half-hour there are 90 to 100 shots. The camera has four lenses. Each shot must be worked out in advance, and the lens' for it nominated. We have 300 instead of 200 shots to plan in minute detail.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 November 1957|page=17|title=Tailor Made for TV}}</ref></blockquote> |
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Revision as of 05:44, 16 January 2020
| The Importance of Being Ernest | |
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| Directed by | Paul O'Loughlin |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 16 December 1957 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1957 Australian TV performance of the play by Oscar Wilde. It was produced by Paul O'Loughlin. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare.[1]
It aired on 16 December 1957 and starred Margo Lee and Richard Meikle.[2] It was the longest running Australian made drama to have aired on Australian TV until that time.[3]
Cast
- Lola Brooks as Cecily
- Neva Carr-Glynn as Lady Bracknell
- James Condon as John
- Margo Lee as Gwendolyn
- Richard Meikle as Algernon
Production
Paul O'Loughlin the director hired a studio at Artransa for show. He could only use it for two days meaning the production had to be carefully planned. The director said:
We've never done a 90-minute play before. We've done one hour plays, and the extra half hour only adds to our difficulties in one respect. In every half-hour there are 90 to 100 shots. The camera has four lenses. Each shot must be worked out in advance, and the lens' for it nominated. We have 300 instead of 200 shots to plan in minute detail.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Full Details of This Week's Programs On All Channels". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 1957. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Exciting new shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 November 1957. p. 14.
- ^ "Tailor Made for TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1957. p. 17.
External links
- The Importance of Being Earnest at National Film and Sound Archive
- The Importance of Being Earnest at IMDb
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