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{{Infobox television episode
{{Infobox television episode
| title = Othello
| series = [[Wednesday Theatre]]
| series = [[Wednesday Theatre]]
| image =
| image =
| caption = (L-R) Frances McDonald, Raymond Westwell
| caption =
| season = 1
| season = 1
| episode = 5
| episode = 5
| director = [[Patrick Barton]]
| director = [[Patrick Barton]]
| teleplay = Raymond Westwell<br>David Bradley
| teleplay = * Raymond Westwell
* David Bradley
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Othello]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| producer =
| photographer =
| photographer =
| airdate = {{Start date|1964|11|18|df=yes}}
| airdate = 18 November 1964 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2014/11/on-tv-18-november-1964-melbourne.html|title=On TV: 18 November 1964, Melbourne – Television.AU|website=Televisionau.com|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123321468/?terms=%22patrick%2Bbarton%22|title=TV Guide|date=12 November 1964|page=28}}</ref><br>3 February 1965 (Sydney)<br>7 July 1965 (Brisbane)<ref name="times">{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|title=Husband's jealousy drove him to murder|date=30 June 1965|page=16}}</ref>
| length = 130 mins<ref>{{cite news|page=12|date=3 February 1965|title=TV Guide|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>
| length = 130 mins<ref>{{cite news|page=12|date=3 February 1965|title=TV Guide|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>
| guests =
| guests =
| prev = The Bomb
| prev = The Bomb
| next = [[Ring Out Wild Bells]]
| next = [[Ring Out Wild Bells (Wednesday Theatre)|Ring Out Wild Bells]]
}}
}}
"'''Othello'''" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by [[William Shakespeare]]. It was broadcast on the [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]'' and filmed in the ABC's [[Melbourne]] studios.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105827319 |title=Melbourne's finest production to date |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39 |issue=11,072 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 February 1965 |access-date=15 February 2017 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
"'''Othello'''" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by [[William Shakespeare]]. It was broadcast on the [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]'' and filmed in ABC's [[Melbourne]] studios.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105827319 |title=Melbourne's finest production to date |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39 |issue=11,072 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 February 1965 |access-date=15 February 2017 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It aired on 18 November 1964 in Melbourne,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2014/11/on-tv-18-november-1964-melbourne.html|title=On TV: 18 November 1964, Melbourne – Television.AU|website=Televisionau.com|date=18 November 2014 |access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123321468/?terms=%22patrick%2Bbarton%22|title=TV Guide|date=12 November 1964|page=28}}</ref> on 3 February 1965 in Sydney, and on 7 July 1965 in Brisbane.<ref name="times">{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|title=Husband's jealousy drove him to murder|date=30 June 1965|page=16}}</ref>


It was one of the most ambitious projects made in Melbourne, going for over two hours without a break.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19641112&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Othello at Last for Raymond Westwell|date=12 November 1964|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
It was one of the most ambitious projects made in Melbourne, going for over two hours without a break.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19641112&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Othello at Last for Raymond Westwell|date=12 November 1964|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Raymond Westwell]] as Othello
*[[Raymond Westwell]] as Othello
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==Production==
==Production==
Raymond Westwell had played generals on Australian TV in ''The Angry General'' and ''Romanoff and Juliet'' as well as on stage in ''Ross''. "But Othello the Moor is perhaps the stage's greatest general and a part I have been conceited enough to want to have a go at for years", said Westwell.<ref name="times"/>
Raymond Westwell had played generals on Australian TV in ''The Angry General'' and ''Romanoff and Juliet'' as well as on stage in ''Ross''. "But Othello the Moor is perhaps the stage's greatest general and a part I have been conceited enough to want to have a go at for years", said Westwell.<ref name="times"/>


The actor had appeared in various productions of the play overseas but this was the first time he had played the title character. He had seen Laurence Oliver, Anthony Quayle and Paul Robeson play the part. "There are a thousand ways of doing this play and many arguments for and against Othello being portrayed either as a Negro or an Arab," said Westwell. "Sir Laurence Olivier played him as a negro and won tremendous acclaim last year. However Patrick Barton and I feel that Shakespeare intended him to be an Arab."<ref name="times"/>
The actor had appeared in various productions of the play overseas but this was the first time he had played the title character. He had seen Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quayle and Paul Robeson play the part. "There are a thousand ways of doing this play and many arguments for and against Othello being portrayed either as a Negro or an Arab," said Westwell. "Sir Laurence Olivier played him as a negro and won tremendous acclaim last year. However Patrick Barton and I feel that Shakespeare intended him to be an Arab."<ref name="times"/>


Frances McDonald made her TV debut.<ref name="times"/>
Frances McDonald made her TV debut.<ref name="times"/>
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"Othello"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 5
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay by
  • Raymond Westwell
  • David Bradley
Based onOthello
by William Shakespeare
Original air date18 November 1964 (1964-11-18)
Running time130 mins[1]
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"Othello" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was broadcast on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre and filmed in ABC's Melbourne studios.[2] It aired on 18 November 1964 in Melbourne,[3][4] on 3 February 1965 in Sydney, and on 7 July 1965 in Brisbane.[5]

It was one of the most ambitious projects made in Melbourne, going for over two hours without a break.[6][7]

Cast

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Production

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Raymond Westwell had played generals on Australian TV in The Angry General and Romanoff and Juliet as well as on stage in Ross. "But Othello the Moor is perhaps the stage's greatest general and a part I have been conceited enough to want to have a go at for years", said Westwell.[5]

The actor had appeared in various productions of the play overseas but this was the first time he had played the title character. He had seen Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quayle and Paul Robeson play the part. "There are a thousand ways of doing this play and many arguments for and against Othello being portrayed either as a Negro or an Arab," said Westwell. "Sir Laurence Olivier played him as a negro and won tremendous acclaim last year. However Patrick Barton and I feel that Shakespeare intended him to be an Arab."[5]

Frances McDonald made her TV debut.[5]

Reception

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The Sydney Morning Herald said "the emotional trivialities of the minor characters were excellently handled" but felt Othello was "rather too much an English country gentleman" and Keith Lee played his part "as a man believing in nothing apart from himself."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1965. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Melbourne's finest production to date". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 072. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 February 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "On TV: 18 November 1964, Melbourne – Television.AU". Televisionau.com. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 12 November 1964. p. 28.
  5. ^ a b c d "Husband's jealousy drove him to murder". TV Times. 30 June 1965. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Othello at Last for Raymond Westwell". The Age. 12 November 1964. p. 14.
  7. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  8. ^ ""Othello" on ABN 2". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 February 1965. p. 9.
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