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The TV critic from the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought the production "did a disservice to Douglas Stewart's richly poetic and deeply probing play" in the adaptation "which, with the real meat of the play removed, dealt with very little except its bare skeleton." He complained several important speeches were removed and "the play lost its proper perspective" and that William Sterling's direction, "after a promising beginning, failed to bring off a number of all too tricky camera effects."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Ned Kelly Produced on ABN 2|date=27 January 1960|page=11}}</ref> |
The TV critic from the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought the production "did a disservice to Douglas Stewart's richly poetic and deeply probing play" in the adaptation "which, with the real meat of the play removed, dealt with very little except its bare skeleton." He complained several important speeches were removed and "the play lost its proper perspective" and that William Sterling's direction, "after a promising beginning, failed to bring off a number of all too tricky camera effects."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Ned Kelly Produced on ABN 2|date=27 January 1960|page=11}}</ref> |
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The critic for ''The Age'' felt the program was too influenced by American Western TV shows.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F_8SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f7YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5889%2C4849741|title=Ned Kelly Fails to Pass Western Test|date=29 October 1959|page=13}}</ref> This prompted a reply from Sterling.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=woRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7326%2C607963|title=Aust Approach to Drama|date=5 November 1959|page=14}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:38, 2 May 2020
Ned Kelly is a 1942 radio play by Douglas Stewart about the outlaw Ned Kelly. It was later adapted into a stage play.
Radio play
The play was first produced as a radio play on the ABC, 21 June 1942.
Stage play
It became a stage play presented by the Sydney University Dramatic Society, 14 October 1942.
It was performed in Melbourne in 1944.[1]
The stage version was professionally produced by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1956 with Leo McKern.[2]
1959 television version
| Ned Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Douglas Stewart |
| Written by | Douglas Stewart |
| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Music by | Robert Hughes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | William Sterling |
| Running time | 75 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 21 October 1959 (Melbourne) 26 January 1960 (Sydney) |
The play was adapted for Australian TV in 1959 by the ABC. It focused on two main events – the robbery at Jerilderie and the siege at the Glenrowan Hotel.
It was different from a later TV play about Ned Kelly, Ballad for One Gun.[3]
Cast
- Ken Goodlet as Ned Kelly
- John Godfrey as Steve Hart
- Alan Hopgood as Dan Kelly
- Syd Conabere as Joe Byrne
- Betty Phillips as "The Roo", Ned Kelly's girlfriend
- Betty Kauffman as Mrs Skerritt
- Roland Redshaw
Production
It was filmed at ABC's Melbourne studios, with the scene of Kelly's capture shot on location at Glenrowan.[4][5] A historic building outside the town as dressed up to look like the Jerilderee Hotel. There was also filming at the Stratbogie Ranges and Beaconsfield.[6]
Robert Hughes wrote the music score, which also included bush songs from the Kelly years.[7]
The ABC broadcast a radio version of the play in March 1959 as well.[8][9]
Reception
The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought the production "did a disservice to Douglas Stewart's richly poetic and deeply probing play" in the adaptation "which, with the real meat of the play removed, dealt with very little except its bare skeleton." He complained several important speeches were removed and "the play lost its proper perspective" and that William Sterling's direction, "after a promising beginning, failed to bring off a number of all too tricky camera effects."[10]
The critic for The Age felt the program was too influenced by American Western TV shows.[11] This prompted a reply from Sterling.[12]
References
- ^ "Douglas Stewart's "Ned Kelly"". The Advocate. Vol. LXXVII, no. 4753. Melbourne. 4 October 1944. p. 20. Retrieved 22 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Home to play a wild colonial boy". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. [?]. 19 September 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 22 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Bob Hope Show from Alaska". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 1960. p. 12.
- ^ "Glenrowan Setting for Ned Kelly". The Age. 23 July 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "Film Backgrounds of Glenrowan for TV Kelly Drama". The Age. 3 September 1959. p. 14.
- ^ "Glenrowan Sets for Ned Kelly TV Verse Play". The Age. 13 August 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "A.B.C. radio plays for the week". ABC Weekly. 11 March 1959. p. 12.
- ^ "No title identifier". ABC Weekly. 11 March 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "Ned Kelly Produced on ABN 2". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 January 1960. p. 11.
- ^ "Ned Kelly Fails to Pass Western Test". The Age. 29 October 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "Aust Approach to Drama". The Age. 5 November 1959. p. 14.
External links
- Ned Kelly 1960 TV play at AusStage
- Ned Kelly at IMDb
- Ned Kelly at AustLit
- Australian performances of the play at AusStage
- Program from Elizabethan Theatre Trust production
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