List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

The following is a list of live "television plays" broadcast on Australian broadcaster ABC during the 1950s. Some were produced in Sydney (on ABN-2), and some were produced in Melbourne (on ABV-2). Most of the Sydney productions were kinescoped so they could be shown in Melbourne, and vice versa. It is not known how many of these kinescope recordings still exist.

This list mainly consists of drama and/or comedy productions, but also includes several opera presentations.

Most of the live television plays presented on ABC during the 1950s were adaptations of overseas stage plays, or new versions of works originally aired on BBC television. A few, however, were locally-written.

1956

The Twelve Pound Look - based on play by J.M. Barrie - a play broadcast the first night the ABC went to air
The Telephone - first opera broadcast

1957

Amahl and the Night Visitors - opera
Dark Brown^[1]
The Duke in Darkness^[2]
Ending It^[3]
Fair Passenger^[4]
A Fourth for Bridge^[5]
Holiday in Biarritz^[6]
The Importance of Being Earnest^[7]
In The Zone^[8]
Killer in Close-Up - 4 episodes broadcast over 1957-58
The Proposal^[9]
The Passionate Pianist^[10]
A Phoenix Too Frequent^[11]
The Right Person^[12]
Rope - adaptation of play by Patrick Hamilton
Roundabout^[13]
Shadow of Doubt^[14] (NFSA holds two film prints which may be related to this title)^[15]^[16]
The Sound of Thunder^[17]
The Sub-Editor's Room - an original Australian play
Sunday Costs Five Pesos^[18]
Three Cornered Moon^[19]
Tomorrow's Child^[20]
Twelve Pound Look^[21] (a different adaptation to the 1956 version)
The Wraith^[22]

1958

As You Are^[23]
The Barber of Seville^[24]
Box for One^[25]
Captain Carvallo^[26]
Chance of a Ghost^[27]
Citizen of Westminster^[28]
Enemy of the People^[29]
Fidelio^[30]
G'day Digger
Gaslight - adaptation of play by Patrick Hamilton
The Governess - adaptation of play by Patrick Hamilton
His Excellency^[31]
I Pagliacci (1958) - opera
If It's a Rose^[32]
The Lark^[33]
Last Call^[34]
Miss Mabel^[35]
The Multi-Coloured Umbrella - original Australian play
Murder Story^[36]
The Public Prosecutor^[37]
Rose Without a Thorn^[38]
Sixty Point Bold^[39]
The Small Victory^[40]
Sorry, Wrong Number ^[41]
Symphonie Pastorale^[42]
Three's Company - opera

1959

Act of Violence^[43]
Albert Herring - opera
Antony and Cleopatra - adaptation of Shakespeare
Black Chiffon^[44]
Black Limelight^[45]
Blue Murder - original Australian TV play^[46]
Bodgie - original Australian TV play
Cavalleria Rusticana - opera^[47]
Crime Passionel^[48]
A Dead Secret^[49]
Dinner with the Family^[50]
Hamlet^[51]
Lady in Danger - adaptation of 1942 Australian play
Misery Me^[52]
One Bright Day^[53]
One Morning Near Troodos - adaptation of BBC TV play
Outpost - original Australian play written for TV
Prima Donna (1959) - opera
Rita - opera^[54] (per a search of their website, National Archives may hold a copy)
The Seagull^[55]
The Skin of Our Teeth^[56]
The Soldier's Tale^[57]
The Strong are Lonely^[58]
Till Death Do Us Part^[59]
Treason^[60]
Trip Tease and High C's (1959)
Wuthering Heights^[61]

References

External links

ABC Opera productions at Gore Hill

[1] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3360070/

[2] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3516804/

[3] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359636/

[4] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359652/

[5] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3594094/

[6] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359678/

[7] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3376398/

[8] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3391298/

[9] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3365528/

[10] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3374630/

[11] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359996/

[12] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359912/

[13] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359804/

[14] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3579034/

[15] ttp://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=shadow%20of%20doubt%20Years%3A%3E%3D1956%20Years%3A%3C%3D1959%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10

[16] ttp://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=shadow%20of%20doubt%20Years%3A%3E%3D1956%20Years%3A%3C%3D1959%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10

[17] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3362262/

[18] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3365352/

[19] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3374664/

[20] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359708/

[21] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=309VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KZUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6053%2C4116432

[22] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DVURAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ppUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6079%2C3311600

[23] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3793%2C4533673

[24] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3478514/

[25] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3476860/

[26] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3393040/

[27] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3383762/

[28] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3494520/

[29] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3501848/

[30] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3458670/

[31] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3499612/

[32] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3388052/

[33] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3492030/

[34] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3466562/

[35] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3369666/

[36] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3413096/

[37] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3418022/

[38] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3472792/

[39] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3450186/

[40] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3383712/

[41] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3423462/

[42] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MlFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647%2C900469

[43] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3428108/

[44] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3505626/

[45] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3584640/

[46] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2vJjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3525%2C6831434

[47] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ddBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uL0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4764%2C4011611

[48] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tH9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5eQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1046%2C2858616

[49] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2oRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F6wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4790%2C2273059

[50] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3571236/

[51] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1784462/

[52] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3586602/

[53] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sKUUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sq8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4903%2C3970953

[54] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=woRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4942%2C650920

[55] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3562498/

[56] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3546640/

[57] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3518902/

[58] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581846/

[59] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3539482/

[60] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ey9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1134%2C799233

[61] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n6UUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sq8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4714%2C592640

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