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"A Christmas Play"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 48
Directed byBrian Faull
Teleplay byCarl Orff
Original air dates22 December 1965 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1]
Running time45 mins[2]
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A Christmas Play is a 1965 Australian television play based on the work by Carl Orff. It aired as an episode of Wednesday Theatre.

Cast

  • Justine Rettick
  • George Whaley
  • singers from the Melba Conservatorium

Production

It was shot in Melbourne.[3]

Reception

The Canberra Times said the production "provided a feast for the eye that was not overshadowed by the musical fare. Faull is particularly at home in exploiting thetechnical resources that television offers."[4]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 1965. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 1965. p. 6.
  3. ^ Marshall, Valda (19 December 1965). "Show Business". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 85.
  4. ^ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 December 1965. p. 16. Retrieved 21 June 2020 – via Trove.