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It was also produced by the BBC in 1967 with [[Guy Doleman]]. It was later produced for television in Canada, Belgium, the US and Italy. It was also adapted for the stage and is arguably Flower's best known work.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Bulletin|first=Sandra|date=21 October 1972|last=Hall|title=Lady into Sofa|page=52|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1500049173}}</ref> |
It was also produced by the BBC in 1967 with [[Guy Doleman]] and Suzanne Neve. Drew Goddard called this "a feather in our cap."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Teletopic|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nh1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7095%2C3800199|date=21 December 1967|page=12}}</ref> |
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It was later produced for television in Canada, Belgium, the US and Italy. It was also adapted for the stage and is arguably Flower's best known work.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Bulletin|first=Sandra|date=21 October 1972|last=Hall|title=Lady into Sofa|page=52|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1500049173}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:19, 8 May 2020
| "The Tape Recorder" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Teleplay by | Pat Flower |
| Produced by | David Goddard |
| Original air date | 25 April 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Guest appearance | |
| Jennifer Wright | |
The Tape Recorder is a 1966 television play by Australian Pat Flower.[1]
It was originally broadcast as an episode of Australian Playhouse. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time but this episode was very popular.[2]
Plot
Miss Collins arrives at a flat to start typing a story for a novelist. The flat is empty but the writer has dictated his murder story on to a tape recorder. As she types Miss Collins becomes drawn into a web of fear.
Cast
- Jennifer Wright as Miss Collins
- Wynn Roberts as the voice of the novelist
Production
It was filmed before Christmas in Melbourne in 1965.[3] Jennifer Wright was an English actor living in Melbourne.[4]
Pat Flower wrote it deliberately to keep costs down.[5] It was originally written as a two hander but director Henri Safran persuaded Flower to cut it down to a one-person piece.[6]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald critic wrote that "the traditional formula of the short thriller was cleverly used, with never a letup in insidious suspense, and a sharply effective final twist to the story" based on "the alliance between the author's compact, ingenious plot and Henri' Safran's subtle production, which built up a taut, oppressive atmosphere within a single room."[7]
The Age said it "turned into a feat of endurance."[8]
The Woman's Weekly said "it kept me right on the edge of my chair."[9]
The Sunday Herald said that with the show "Australian Playhouse proved conclusively and triumphantly that it is a winner. The only question now is . . . where have all these writers been skulking? Have they been hiding under stones? Working on novels? Doing bits for Mavis? Or chewing their nails until a series like this came along? I may be a bit premature in Jumping for joy, but in scoring two hits in a row Australian Playhouse looks as though it ' might be more than a grab bag. "[10]
Later versions
It was also produced by the BBC in 1967 with Guy Doleman and Suzanne Neve. Drew Goddard called this "a feather in our cap."[11]
It was later produced for television in Canada, Belgium, the US and Italy. It was also adapted for the stage and is arguably Flower's best known work.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "ABC's new drama series". Tribune. No. 1459. New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Harrison, Agnes (10 March 1966). "Playhouse series could shift drama from doldrums". The Age. p. 14.
- ^ "Web of Fear". The Age. 21 April 1966. p. 15.
- ^ Hershey, April (3 December 1966). "Picking the Flowers". The Bulletin. p. 46.
- ^ "TV reviews". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 April 1966. p. 78.
- ^ "The Hitchcock Manner". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 April 1966. p. 10.
- ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 28 April 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "PROJECT '66 LOOKS FOR THE ANSWER". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 33, no. 50. Australia, Australia. 11 May 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A Roving Eye on Mr Holt". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1966. p. 90.
- ^ "Teletopic". The Age. 21 December 1967. p. 12.
- ^ Hall, Sandra (21 October 1972). "Lady into Sofa". The Bulletin. p. 52.
External links
- 1965 TV production at Ausstage
- The Tape Recorder at AustLit
- 1972 stage adaptation at Ausstage
- 1967 British TV version at IMDb
- 1970 US TV version at IMDb
- 1975 Italian TV version at IMDb
- 1972 Belgian version at IMDb
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