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'''''Moby Dick - Rehearsed''''' is a 1965 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[Moby Dick - Rehearsed]]'' by [[Orson Welles]]. It was shot in Sydney.<ref name="smh"/> |
'''''Moby Dick - Rehearsed''''' is a 1965 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[Moby Dick - Rehearsed]]'' by [[Orson Welles]]. It was shot in Sydney.<ref name="smh"/> |
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==Plot== |
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A stage is set for a performance of ''King Lear''. However the actor-manager has something else in mind - for his cast to do a rehearsed reading of ''Moby Dick''. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Wynn Roberts (actor)|Wynn Roberts]] as Ahab |
*[[Wynn Roberts (actor)|Wynn Roberts]] as Ahab |
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*Keith Alexander as Starbuck |
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*Ed Devereaux as Stubb |
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*Des Rolfe as Flask |
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*Michael Thomas as young actor, also Ishmael |
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*Patricia Connolly as Pip<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=13 May 1965|page=25|title=Actresses at the top - from two channels}}</ref> |
*Patricia Connolly as Pip<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=13 May 1965|page=25|title=Actresses at the top - from two channels}}</ref> |
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*Stewart Ginn |
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*Tom Farley |
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*David Copping |
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*Alex Cann |
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*Tommy Dysart |
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*Guy Le Claire |
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==Production== |
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The set was designed by Geoffrey Wedlock.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=13 March 1965|title=TV Guide|page=26}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The TV critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "very exciting television... Ken Hannam's production was compelling and always visually interesting, especially in the use of focus."<ref name="smh">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Moby Dick - Rehearsed|date=20 May 1965}}</ref> |
The TV critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "very exciting television... Ken Hannam's production was compelling and always visually interesting, especially in the use of focus."<ref name="smh">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Moby Dick - Rehearsed|date=20 May 1965}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:30, 20 June 2020
| "Moby Dick - Rehearsed" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Ken Hannam |
| Teleplay by | based on the play by Orson Welles |
| Original air dates | 19 May 1965 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1] |
| Running time | 65 mins[2] |
Moby Dick - Rehearsed is a 1965 Australian TV play based on the play Moby Dick - Rehearsed by Orson Welles. It was shot in Sydney.[3]
Plot
A stage is set for a performance of King Lear. However the actor-manager has something else in mind - for his cast to do a rehearsed reading of Moby Dick.
Cast
- Wynn Roberts as Ahab
- Keith Alexander as Starbuck
- Ed Devereaux as Stubb
- Des Rolfe as Flask
- Michael Thomas as young actor, also Ishmael
- Patricia Connolly as Pip[4]
- Stewart Ginn
- Tom Farley
- David Copping
- Alex Cann
- Tommy Dysart
- Guy Le Claire
Production
The set was designed by Geoffrey Wedlock.[5]
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald called it "very exciting television... Ken Hannam's production was compelling and always visually interesting, especially in the use of focus."[3]
The Canberra Times called it "a fine actors play, but, let us face it, a pretty boring one" but praised the work of Wynn Roberts and Patricia Connolly.[6]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 1965. p. 15.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Moby Dick - Rehearsed". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 1965.
- ^ "Actresses at the top - from two channels". The Age. 13 May 1965. p. 25.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 13 March 1965. p. 26.
- ^ "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
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