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It was Hepple's first production in Melbourne though he had done numerous TV plays such as ''The Square Ring'', ''The Little Woman'' and ''The Patriots''.<ref name="age"/> |
It was Hepple's first production in Melbourne though he had done numerous TV plays such as ''The Square Ring'', ''The Little Woman'' and ''The Patriots''.<ref name="age"/> While he made the production he rehearsed a Shaw play at the Union Theatre, ''Arms and the Man'' and ''The No Hoper''. "I've never acted in a Shaw play before and here I am in two," said Hepple. "My greatest difficulty is the scarcity of books on Napoleon at this part of his life."<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|first=Elsa|last=Barker|title=Upstart General|page=10|date=8 May 1960}} |
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Revision as of 12:07, 21 September 2020
| Man of Destiny | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by George Bernard Shaw |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 20 February 1963 (Melbourne)[1] 24 April 1963[2] |
Man of Destiny is a 1963 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir. It was based on the 1897 play Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw. Just like the play it revolves around the early career of Napoleon Bonaparte. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Plot
In Tavazzano in May 1796, after the battle of Lodi, Napoleon meets a young Lady who he believes could be a spy, but to whom he is attracted.[4]
Cast
- Edward Hepple as Napoleon
- Felicity Young as the Lady
- Stewart Weller as Guiseppe Grando
- David Mitchell as the Lieutenant
Production
It was Hepple's first production in Melbourne though he had done numerous TV plays such as The Square Ring, The Little Woman and The Patriots.[1] While he made the production he rehearsed a Shaw play at the Union Theatre, Arms and the Man and The No Hoper. "I've never acted in a Shaw play before and here I am in two," said Hepple. "My greatest difficulty is the scarcity of books on Napoleon at this part of his life."Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
1967 Production
The play was re filmed by the ABC in 1967 as an episode of Love and War. That aired on 13 September 1967.[5]
Cast
- Brian Hannon as the Young Napoleon
- Anne Charleston as the Young Lady
- Dennis Miller
- Stanley Page
References
- ^ a b "Untitled". The Age. 14 February 1963. p. 12.
- ^ "TV HIGHLIGHTS". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 April 1963. p. 29. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 14 February 1963. p. 33.
- ^ "When Napoleon Was a Lad". The Age. 7 September 1967. p. 10.
External links
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