Australian Plays is a 1969-1970 Australian anthology TV drama series that aired on the ABC.[1] It consisted of six original Australian dramas.[2]
| Australian Plays | |
|---|---|
| Genre | anthology |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Eric Taylor |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1969 – 1970 |
It was the first Australian drama play since Lucullus in Sydney and Cobwebs in Concrete in Melbourne.[1]
It was the first Australian anthology series since Australian Playhouse and was described by the ABC as "representative of contemporary Australian writers and the development of Australian television drama today." It was produced by Eric Taylor. It was meant to be followed by a series Company of Eight which will have a regular repertory company of eight actors.[3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
Episodes
editSeason 1 (1969)
edit- Ep. 1 - "Dynasty"
- Ep. 2 - "Voyage Out
- Ep. 3 - "The Cheerful Cuckold"
- Ep. 4 - "Tilley Landed On Our Shore"
- Ep. 5 - "The Torrents"
- Ep. 6 - "Fiends of the Family"
Season 2 (1970)
edit- Ep. 1 - "Eden House"
- Ep. 2 - "The Juggler"
- Ep. 3 - "Catalyst"
- Ep. 4 - "Ritual"
- Ep. 5 - "Farce of a Man"
- Ep. 6 - "Chimes at Midnight"
References
edit- ^ a b "Drama Sheds Mothballs". The Age. 23 October 1969. p. 45.
- ^ "Australian plays on ABC-TV". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 29 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Marshall, Valda. "Six Australian Plays in ABC Series". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 121.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.