Twelfth Night (Wednesday Theatre)

"**Twelfth Night**"
"Twelfth Night"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 41
Directed by	Ken Hannam
Original air date	12 October 1966
Running time	90 mins
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"Twelfth Night" is the 41st episode of the second season of the Australian anthology TV series Wednesday Theatre and is based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. "Twelfth Night" aired on ABC Television network on 12 October 1966 in Sydney,^[3] on 26 October 1966 in Melbourne,^[4] and on 16 November 1966 in Brisbane. The play was directed by Ken Hannam and it starred Roger Climpson and Helen Morse.^[4]^[5]

Cast

Judith Fisher as Viola
Mark McManus as Sebastian
Helen Morse as Olivia
Roger Climpson as Orsino
Lola Brooks as Maria
John Gregg as Sir Toby Belch
Alexander Hay as Feste
Donald McDonald as Malvolio
Alister Smart as Curio
Martin Redpath as Valentine
John Llewellyn
David Copping

Reception

The Bulletin called it "lively" with "a high standard of acting, diction, and intelligence".^[6]

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote there was "some gracious acting" but added "regrets remain for the inadequate way in which everything else was presented".^[7]

References

^ "Television". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 506. 12 October 1966. p. 25. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "TV Guide". The Age. 20 October 1966. p. 37.
^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 October 1966. p. 17.
^ ^a ^b "Twelfth Night Confusion". The Age. 20 October 1966. p. 14.
^ "Twins for the Bard". The Canberra Times. 10 October 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Madeleine Armstrong (22 October 1966). "Caught in the Draft". Theatre. The Bulletin. Vol. 88, no. 4520. p. 53. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.
^ Constanino, Romola (13 October 1966). "Twelfth Night on TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16.

External links

"Twelfth Night" at IMDb

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[1] "Television". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 506. 12 October 1966. p. 25. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.

[2] "TV Guide". The Age. 20 October 1966. p. 37.

[3] "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 October 1966. p. 17.

[Age-4] "Twelfth Night Confusion". The Age. 20 October 1966. p. 14.

[5] "Twins for the Bard". The Canberra Times. 10 October 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] Madeleine Armstrong (22 October 1966). "Caught in the Draft". Theatre. The Bulletin. Vol. 88, no. 4520. p. 53. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.

[7] Constanino, Romola (13 October 1966). "Twelfth Night on TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16.

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