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'''''The Dock Brief''''' is a play by [[John Mortimer]]. It is a two hander play that has been adapted many times. |
'''''The Dock Brief''''' is a play by [[John Mortimer]]. It is a two hander play that has been adapted many times. |
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==Origins== |
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===1957 radio play=== |
===1957 radio play=== |
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The play was first performed as a radio play on the BBC on 16 May 1957 for the ''[[BBC Third Programme|Third Programme]]''. [[Michael Hordern]] played Morganhall and David Kossoff played Fowle.<ref>https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/287e78b0f681463dbdb12c11524809b9</ref> |
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===1957 BBC television version=== |
===1957 BBC television version=== |
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Following on from the success of the radio adaptation, the BBC produced a version for television. It aired in September 1957 and again featured Hordern as Morganhall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dock Brief - If Men Played Cards as Women Do Notes |url=http://tactnyc.org/dock-brief-notes/ |website=tactnyc.org |publisher=The Actors Company Theater |accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref> |
Following on from the success of the radio adaptation, the BBC produced a version for television. It aired in September 1957 and again featured Hordern as Morganhall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dock Brief - If Men Played Cards as Women Do Notes |url=http://tactnyc.org/dock-brief-notes/ |website=tactnyc.org |publisher=The Actors Company Theater |accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref>BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES: RADIO EIREANN |
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The Irish Times 16 May 1957: 8. </ref> |
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The Manchester Guardian called it "a masterpiece".<ref>CRIME N AND THE LAW: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN Moving theme of a masterly play: Moving theme of a masterly play B.B.C. Television. |
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By Bernard Levin. The Manchester Guardian 21 Sep 1957: 3. </ref> |
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==1958 Stage play== |
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A stage play version was performed in 1958 on a double bill with another Mortimer play, ''What Shall We Tell Caroline?''.<ref>The Working Hypothesis |
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Tynan, Kenneth. The Observer 13 Apr 1958: 15. </ref> |
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It was performed on Broadway in 1961.<ref>'What Shall We Tell Caroline?' and 'The Dock Brief' Arrive |
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Funke, Lewis. New York Times 22 Nov 1961: 24. </ref> |
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==Later Adaptations== |
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===1960 Australian TV Version=== |
===1960 Australian TV Version=== |
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The play was [[The Dock Brief (1960 film)|adapted for Australian TV in 1960]]. |
The play was [[The Dock Brief (1960 film)|adapted for Australian TV in 1960]]. |
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Revision as of 09:03, 12 November 2020
The Dock Brief is a play by John Mortimer. It is a two hander play that has been adapted many times.
Origins
1957 radio play
The play was first performed as a radio play on the BBC on 16 May 1957 for the Third Programme. Michael Hordern played Morganhall and David Kossoff played Fowle.[1]
1957 BBC television version
Following on from the success of the radio adaptation, the BBC produced a version for television. It aired in September 1957 and again featured Hordern as Morganhall.[2][3]
The Manchester Guardian called it "a masterpiece".[4]
1958 Stage play
A stage play version was performed in 1958 on a double bill with another Mortimer play, What Shall We Tell Caroline?.[5]
It was performed on Broadway in 1961.[6]
Later Adaptations
1960 Australian TV Version
The play was adapted for Australian TV in 1960.
1962 Feature film
The play was turned into a feature film in 1962 starring Peter Sellars.
References
- ^ https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/287e78b0f681463dbdb12c11524809b9
- ^ "Dock Brief - If Men Played Cards as Women Do Notes". tactnyc.org. The Actors Company Theater. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES: RADIO EIREANN The Irish Times 16 May 1957: 8.
- ^ CRIME N AND THE LAW: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN Moving theme of a masterly play: Moving theme of a masterly play B.B.C. Television. By Bernard Levin. The Manchester Guardian 21 Sep 1957: 3.
- ^ The Working Hypothesis Tynan, Kenneth. The Observer 13 Apr 1958: 15.
- ^ 'What Shall We Tell Caroline?' and 'The Dock Brief' Arrive Funke, Lewis. New York Times 22 Nov 1961: 24.