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'''''Hedda Gabler''''' is a 1961 Australian television play based on the play by [[ Henrik Ibsen]]. It was made at a time when Australian TV drama was rare.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
'''''Hedda Gabler''''' is a 1961 Australian television play based on the play by [[ Henrik Ibsen]]. It was made at a time when Australian TV drama was rare.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Plot==

Hedda Gabler pursues the destruction of a former lover.
==Cast==
==Cast==
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*Dorothy Bradley
*[[June Brunell]] as Hedda
*[[June Brunell]] as Hedda
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*[[Richard Davies (actor)|Richard Davies]] as George Tesman
⚫
*Moira Carleton
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*Pat Connolly as Thea
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*[[Richard Davies (actor)|Richard Davies]]
*[[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howel]] as Brack
*[[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howel]] as Brack
*[[Wynn Roberts (actor)|Wynn Roberts]]
*[[Wynn Roberts (actor)|Wynn Roberts]] as Eilert Lovborg
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*Dorothy Bradley as Bertha

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*Moira Carleton as Julia Tesman
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*Pat Connolly as Thea Elvsted
==Reception==
==Reception==
The critic for the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote that the play suffered from "adequate rather than generous acting" except for June Brunell in the lead, who was praised.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hedda Gabler on TV|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 April 1961|page=6}}</ref>
The critic for the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote that the play suffered from "adequate rather than generous acting" except for June Brunell in the lead, who was praised.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hedda Gabler on TV|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 April 1961|page=6}}</ref> ''The Age'' TV critic felt Brunell was "too genteel" in the lead but thought the production had "excellent sets and dressing".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title="Gabbler" Bought to Life on TV|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19610119&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=19 January 1961|page=3 supp}}</ref>


Richard Lane, who did the adaptation, said that Edward Howell as "chilling" as Brack, "it was a character that suited him perfectly."<ref>{{cite book|last=Lane|first=Richard|title=The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama 1923-60|page=57|publisher=Melbourne University Press}}</ref>
Richard Lane, who did the adaptation, said that Edward Howell as "chilling" as Brack, "it was a character that suited him perfectly."<ref>{{cite book|last=Lane|first=Richard|title=The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama 1923-60|page=57|publisher=Melbourne University Press}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:51, 29 April 2020

Hedda Gabbler
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Written byRichard Lane
Production
company
ABC
Release date
11 January 1961
Running time
90 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Hedda Gabler is a 1961 Australian television play based on the play by Henrik Ibsen. It was made at a time when Australian TV drama was rare.[1]

Plot

Hedda Gabler pursues the destruction of a former lover.

Cast

Reception

The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the play suffered from "adequate rather than generous acting" except for June Brunell in the lead, who was praised.[2] The Age TV critic felt Brunell was "too genteel" in the lead but thought the production had "excellent sets and dressing".[3]

Richard Lane, who did the adaptation, said that Edward Howell as "chilling" as Brack, "it was a character that suited him perfectly."[4]

References

  1. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  2. ^ "Hedda Gabler on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 1961. p. 6.
  3. ^ ""Gabbler" Bought to Life on TV". The Age. 19 January 1961. p. 3 supp.
  4. ^ Lane, Richard. The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama 1923-60. Melbourne University Press. p. 57.


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