Twelfth Night (Wednesday Theatre) Explained

Series:Wednesday Theatre
Season:2
Episode:41
Director:Ken Hannam
Length:90 mins[1] [2]
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"Twelfth Night" is the 41st episode of the second season of the Australian anthology TV series Wednesday Theatre and is based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. "Twelfth Night" aired on ABC Television network on 12 October 1966 in Sydney,[3] on 26 October 1966 in Melbourne,[4] and on 16 November 1966 in Brisbane. The play was directed by Ken Hannam and it starred Roger Climpson and Helen Morse.[5]

Reception

The Bulletin called it "lively" with "a high standard of acting, diction, and intelligence".[6]

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote there was "some gracious acting" but added "regrets remain for the inadequate way in which everything else was presented".[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Television. . 41 . 11,506 . 12 October 1966 . 23 March 2017 . 25 . Trove, National Library of Australia.
  2. News: The Age. 20 October 1966. TV Guide. 37.
  3. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. TV Guide. 10 October 1966. 17.
  4. News: Twelfth Night Confusion. The Age. 20 October 1966. 14.
  5. News: Twins for the Bard . . 10 October 1966 . 5 February 2016 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Madeleine Armstrong. Caught in the Draft. Theatre. 53. The Bulletin. 22 October 1966. 88. 4520. Trove. 8 December 2022.
  7. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1966. 16. Twelfth Night on TV. Romola. Constanino.