Coralie Lansdowne Says No | |
Premiere: | 1974 |
Orig Lang: | English |
Genre: | comedy |
Coralie Lansdowne Says No is a play by Alex Buzo about a woman's struggle for independence.[1]
Coralie is an independent woman who refuses to settle down to one man. When she stays at an ex lover's beach house, a series of visitors make her re-think her place in the world.
The play was first produced by the Nimrod Theatre in 1974 as part of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts.
Series: | Australian Theatre Festival |
Season: | 1 |
Episode: | 1 |
Director: | Michael Carson |
Producer: | Alan Burke |
Music: | Janine Chapman |
Length: | 93 mins |
The play was filmed by the ABC in 1980[2] as the first part of the Australian Theatre Festival.[3]
Producer Alan Burke says Buzo changed his own play significantly but was very happy with the result saying it better represented what he wanted to write.[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald TV critic called it "a TV flop".[5]