16 October 1963 (1963-10-16) (Melbourne, live)[1] 15 January 1964 (1964-01-15) (Sydney, taping)[2]
It was directed by William Sterling who thought the play was "the finest in construction and conception on the large heroic scale to come out of England since the War. Bolt has captured the seething historical background of the period as well as conceiving magnificent character studies of famous people of the time."[5]
The play debuted on stage in Australia in 1962 for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust with Robert Speaght as Sir Thomas More.[1]
The show was shot in Melbourne.[6] Sterling elected not to use "fades" in his production.[1]
Receptionedit
The Age said it "translated convincingly on the TV screen" call it a "production which, though not perfect gave glamor to honesty."[7]
The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought that "the stage devices" of the original play "were all too evident for the good of its TV adaptation", notably the reliance of one set for all the action, and the use of the device of the Common Man, adding "the black and white directness of television demands less pageant-like solemnity. But it was able to assist valuably when the dialogue came alive with character and force."[6]
The Bulletin said William Sterling is perhaps the most distinctive and stylistic producer in Australian television. In each of his shows he rarely misses an opportunity for adventurous experiment with lighting or camera-angles." He called the production of A Man for All Seasons "superb" adding that it "succeeded where some of his [Sterling's] previous productions have failed, because all his gimmicks worked, and worked magnificently, so that the effect was exciting where it may have been (and has been) merely tricksy and pretentious."[8]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Role of Saint is Difficult to Play". The Age. 10 October 1963. p. 12.
^"TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1964. p. 13.
^Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
^"Historical Drama". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 745. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ab"Robert Bolt Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 1964. p. 7.
^Televiewer (24 October 1963). "Teletopics". The Age. p. 25.
^Daniels, William (25 January 1964). "TELEVISION Sterling Value". The Bulletin. p. 35.
seasons, 1964, film, seasons, 1964, australian, television, play, adaptation, play, robert, bolt, seasonsad, 1963based, seasons1960, playby, robert, boltwritten, bynoel, robinsondirected, bywilliam, sterlingstarringjohn, graywyn, robertsneil, curnowmusic, byro. A Man for All Seasons is a 1964 Australian television play It is an adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt 4 A Man for All SeasonsAd in The Age 16 Oct 1963Based onA Man for All Seasons1960 playby Robert BoltWritten byNoel RobinsonDirected byWilliam SterlingStarringJohn GrayWyn RobertsNeil CurnowMusic byRobert HughesCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducerWilliam SterlingRunning time90 mins 3 Production companyABCOriginal releaseNetworkABCRelease16 October 1963 1963 10 16 Melbourne live 1 15 January 1964 1964 01 15 Sydney taping 2 It was directed by William Sterling who thought the play was the finest in construction and conception on the large heroic scale to come out of England since the War Bolt has captured the seething historical background of the period as well as conceiving magnificent character studies of famous people of the time 5 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot summary editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2023 Cast editWynn Roberts as Sir Thomas More John Gray as The Common Man Kevin McBeath as Thomas Cromwell Neil Curnow as Robert Rich Hugh Stewart as the Duke of Norfolk Terri Aldred as Alice More Fay Kelton as Margaret More Douglas Kelly as Cardinal Wolsey Terry Norris as King Henry VIII Bruce Morton as William Roper John Morgan as Chapuys Campbell Copelin as Cramner Barbara Brandon as a woman Laurence Beck as Chapuys attendantProduction editThe play debuted on stage in Australia in 1962 for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust with Robert Speaght as Sir Thomas More 1 The show was shot in Melbourne 6 Sterling elected not to use fades in his production 1 Reception editThe Age said it translated convincingly on the TV screen call it a production which though not perfect gave glamor to honesty 7 The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought that the stage devices of the original play were all too evident for the good of its TV adaptation notably the reliance of one set for all the action and the use of the device of the Common Man adding the black and white directness of television demands less pageant like solemnity But it was able to assist valuably when the dialogue came alive with character and force 6 The Bulletin said William Sterling is perhaps the most distinctive and stylistic producer in Australian television In each of his shows he rarely misses an opportunity for adventurous experiment with lighting or camera angles He called the production of A Man for All Seasons superb adding that it succeeded where some of his Sterling s previous productions have failed because all his gimmicks worked and worked magnificently so that the effect was exciting where it may have been and has been merely tricksy and pretentious 8 References edit a b c Role of Saint is Difficult to Play The Age 10 October 1963 p 12 TV Guide Sydney Morning Herald 13 January 1964 p 13 TV Guide 10 October 1963 p 35 Vagg Stephen 18 February 2019 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s amp 60s Filmink Historical Drama The Canberra Times Vol 38 no 10 745 Australian Capital Territory Australia 15 January 1964 p 25 Retrieved 15 February 2017 via National Library of Australia a b Robert Bolt Play on TV Sydney Morning Herald 16 January 1964 p 7 Televiewer 24 October 1963 Teletopics The Age p 25 Daniels William 25 January 1964 TELEVISION Sterling Value The Bulletin p 35 External links editA Man for All Seasons at IMDb nbsp This article related to an Australian made for TV movie is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Man for All Seasons 1964 TV film amp oldid 1204010139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
