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| airdate =20 July 1966 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=20 July 1966|page=14|title=Television}}</ref><br>3 August 1966 (Sydney)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107884848 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=1 August 1966 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=16 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 August 1966|title=TV Guide|page=15}}</ref> |
| airdate =20 July 1966 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=20 July 1966|page=14|title=Television}}</ref><br>3 August 1966 (Sydney)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107884848 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=1 August 1966 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=16 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 August 1966|title=TV Guide|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122749511/?terms=%22liza%20goddard%22&match=1}}</ref> |
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It was filmed in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236350931 |title=LOVELY LIZA |newspaper=[[Tribune (Australian newspaper)|Tribune]] |location=New South Wales|date=7 September 1966 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }}</ref> |
It was filmed in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236350931 |title=LOVELY LIZA |newspaper=[[Tribune (Australian newspaper)|Tribune]] |location=New South Wales|date=7 September 1966 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }}</ref> |
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''The Age'' thought Westwell "did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict" and the Goddard "seemed over emotional."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122541618/?terms=%22liza%20goddard%22&match=1|date=30 July 1966|page=36|title=Antigone and Atoms|last=Monitor}}</ref. |
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Revision as of 13:01, 5 October 2020
| "Antigone" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Teleplay by | based on play by Sophocles |
| Original air dates | 20 July 1966 (Melbourne)[1] 3 August 1966 (Sydney)[2][3] |
| Running time | 70 mins |
Antingone is a 1966 Australian TV play directed by Patrick Barton.[4] It was made to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of Greek Theatre.[5]
Plot
Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, is sentenced to death by Creon, King of Thebes, for defying his orders and burying the body of her dead brother.
Cast
- Liza Goddard as Antigone
- Raymond Westwell as Creon
- Kevin Colebrook as Teiresias
- John Derum as Haemon
- Joan McArthur as Eurydice
- Ann Charleston as Ismene
- Kevin Miles as Chorus Leader
- Allan Bickford as Chorus Member
- Brian Burson as Chorus Member
- Edward Howell as Chorus Member
- Terry McDermott as Chorus Member
- John Godfrey as Chorus Member
- Frank Rich as Sentry
- Lloyd Cunningham as Messenger
Production
It was filmed in Melbourne.[6]
Reception
The Age thought Westwell "did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict" and the Goddard "seemed over emotional."<ref>Monitor (30 July 1966). "Antigone and Atoms". The Age. p. 36.</ref.
References
- ^ "Television". The Age. 20 July 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1966. p. 15.
- ^ "No title". Tribune. New South Wales. 3 August 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Playhouse Series Could Shift Drama from Doldrums". The Age. 10 March 1966. p. 26.
- ^ "LOVELY LIZA". Tribune. New South Wales. 7 September 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
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