Six Characters in Search of an Author (film) explained

Based On:	play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
Director:	Christopher Muir
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Runtime:	90 mins or 70 mins^[1]
Company:	ABC
Released:	(Melbourne)^[2]
Released2:	(Sydney)^[3]

Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1963 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Premise

The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial. Six people arrive, each with a story to tell.

Cast

• Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
• Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
• Norman Kaye as the father
• Patricia Kennedy as the mother
• Marea Letho as the step daughter
• Michael Norman as the boy
• Terry Norris as Letho

Production

Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.^[7] йЛЩг

Reception

The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."^[8]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: TV Guide. 27 November 1963. 24. The Age.
2. News: The Age. Advertisement. 27 November 1963. 24.
3. News: TV Guide. 17 August 1963. 13.
4. News: AMUSEMENTS PAGE . . 38 . 10,928 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 19 August 1964 . 14 February 2017 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: The Age. Untitled. 21 November 1963. 31.
6. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
7. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. 12. Scenes filmed at station. 10 August 1964.
8. The Bulletin. TELEVISION Period Piece . 5 September 1964. 47.
9. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1964. 11. TV Play within a play.