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Peter Grimes (Wednesday Theatre)

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Peter Grimes
Produced byChristopher Muir
Production
company
Release date
1964
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Peter Grimes is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was based on the opera by Benjamin Britten and directed by Christopher Muir.[1][2][3]

It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre.

Cast

  • Gloria McDonall as Ellen
  • Keith Neilson as Balstrode
  • Lanris Elms as Mrs. Sedle

Production

The movie was shot in Melbourne.[4]

References

  1. ^ "PETER GRIMES, MAJOR PRODUCTION A milestone in our T.V. history". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 054. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1965. p. 9. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "Last opera in series". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, , no. 12, 130. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 October 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "RONALD DOWD AS PETER GRIMES". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 051. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 January 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ "Australian in title role". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 050. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 January 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)