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'''''The Lady from the Sea''''' is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster [[ABC1|ABC]]. An adaptation of [[The Lady from the Sea|1888 play]] by Norwegian playwright [[Henrik Ibsen]], it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=28 September 1961|page=16|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4J1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5qwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971%2C4241910}}</ref> on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth). It was produced by [[William Sterling (director)|William Sterling]]. Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12.
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'''''The Lady from the Sea''''' is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster [[ABC1|ABC]]. An adaptation of [[The Lady from the Sea|1888 play]] by Norwegian playwright [[Henrik Ibsen]], it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth).


Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12.
It aired in Sydney on 17 January 1962.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|date=15 January 1962|page=9}}</ref>


Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<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>
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<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>

Revision as of 11:18, 21 August 2020

Lady from the Sea
Ad from The Age 4 Oct 1961
Based on1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time75 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release4 October 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1]
17 January 1962 (Sydney, taped)[2]

The Lady from the Sea is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster ABC. An adaptation of 1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth).

Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12.

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Plot

A woman had to lose a younger love to marry an older man. She meets a man, the Stranger, she believes to be the younger lover.

Cast

  • Lynne Flanagan as Eldsa
  • Edward Howell as Dr Wangel
  • Carole Potter as Bolette
  • Eva Freitag as Hilde
  • Roland Redshaw as Arnholm
  • David Mitchell as Lyngstrand
  • Wynn Roberts as the stranger
  • Campbell Copelin as Ballested
  • Nancy Cato

Production

It was the first TV production for Lynne Flanagan and 14 year old Eva Freitag.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 28 September 1961. p. 16.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1962. p. 9.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. ^ "Ellida and the Stranger". The Age. 28 September 1961. p. 21.


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