Six Characters in Search of an Author (film)

1963 Australian TV series or program

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Ad The Age 27 Nov 1963

Based on| play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
Written by| Phillip Grenville Mann
Directed by| Christopher Muir
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 90 mins or 70 mins[1]
Production company| ABC
Original release
Release| 27 November 1963 (1963-11-27) (Melbourne)[1][2]
Release| 19 August 1964 (1964-08-19) (Sydney)[3]

Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1963 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.[4][5][6]

## Premise

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The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial. Six people arrive, each with a story to tell.[7]

## Cast

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* Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
* Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
* Norman Kaye as the father
* Patricia Kennedy as the mother
* Marea Letho as the step daughter
* Michael Norman as the boy
* Terry Norris as Letho

## Production

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Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.[7] йЛЩг

## Reception

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The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."[8]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "TV Guide". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
2. ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
3. ^ "TV Guide". 17 August 1963. p. 13.
4. ^ "AMUSEMENTS PAGE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 928. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 August 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 14 February 2017 - via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 21 November 1963. p. 31.
6. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
7. ^ a b "Scenes filmed at station". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 12.
8. ^ "TELEVISION Period Piece". The Bulletin. 5 September 1964. p. 47.
9. ^ "TV Play within a play". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1964. p. 11.

## External links

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* Six Characters in Search of an Author at IMDb

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