Moby Dick - Rehearsed (Wednesday Theatre)
| "Moby Dick - Rehearsed" | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Ken Hannam |
| Teleplay by | based on the play by Orson Welles |
| Original air dates | 19 May 1965 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1][2] |
| Running time | 65 mins[3] |
"Moby Dick - Rehearsed" is a 1965 Australian TV play based on the 1955 play Moby Dick - Rehearsed by Orson Welles. It was shot in Sydney.[4]
Plot
A stage is set for a performance of King Lear. However the actor-manager has something else in mind - for his cast to do a rehearsed reading of Moby Dick.
Cast
- Wynn Roberts as Ahab
- Keith Alexander as Starbuck
- Ed Devereaux as Stubb
- Des Rolfe as Flask
- Michael Thomas as young actor, also Ishmael
- Patricia Connolly as Pip[5]
- Stewart Ginn
- Tom Farley
- David Copping
- Alex Cann
- Tommy Dysart
- Guy Le Claire
Production
The set was designed by Geoffrey Wedlock.[6]
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald called it "very exciting television... Ken Hannam's production was compelling and always visually interesting, especially in the use of focus."[4]
The Canberra Times called it "a fine actors play, but, let us face it, a pretty boring one" but praised the work of Wynn Roberts and Patricia Connolly.[7]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 1965. p. 15.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 March 1965. p. 25.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Moby Dick - Rehearsed". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 1965.
- ^ "Actresses at the top - from two channels". The Age. 13 May 1965. p. 25.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 13 March 1965. p. 26.
- ^ "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
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