Coralie Lansdowne Says No Explained

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]

Plot

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.

Production history

The play was first produced by the Nimrod Theatre in 1974 as part of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts.

1980 TV adaptation

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]

Cast

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald TV critic called it "a TV flop".[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.alexbuzo.com.au/alex/alex.html Alex Buzo biography
  2. News: PRODUCTION notes. . . 6 August 1980 . 7 August 2013 . 146 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine . National Library of Australia.
  3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30
  4. Alan Burke interviewed by Bill Stephens in the Esso Performing Arts collection [sound recording].].
  5. News: Sydney Morning Herald. Clement. Semmler. 30 July 1980. 8. Semmler on Television.