It was filmed in Melbourne.[7] Barton said the role of Antigone "is usually reserved for the stage's established stars. But Liza is quite staggering." He aimed to make the production as realistic as possible and based costumes on photos of peasants in Crete and Greece.[4]
Receptionedit
The Age thought Westwell "did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict" and the Goddard "seemed over emotional."[8]
antigone, wednesday, theatre, antigone, 1966, australian, play, directed, patrick, barton, made, celebrate, 500th, anniversary, greek, theatre, antigone, wednesday, theatre, episodeepisode, season, 2episode, 31directed, bypatrick, bartonbased, onantigoneby, so. Antigone is a 1966 Australian TV play directed by Patrick Barton 5 It was made to celebrate the 2 500th anniversary of Greek Theatre 6 Antigone Wednesday Theatre episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 31Directed byPatrick BartonBased onAntigoneby SophoclesOriginal air dates20 July 1966 1966 07 20 Melbourne 1 3 August 1966 Sydney 2 3 24 August 1966 Brisbane 4 Running time70 minsEpisode chronology Previous The Unbearable Bassington Next Mr Byculla List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 ReferencesPlot editAntigone daughter of Oedipus is sentenced to death by Creon King of Thebes for defying his orders and burying the body of her dead brother Cast editLiza Goddard as Antigone Raymond Westwell as Creon Kevin Colebrook as Teiresias John Derum as Haemon Joan McArthur as Eurydice Ann Charleston as Ismene Kevin Miles as Chorus Leader Allan Bickford as Chorus Member Brian Burson as Chorus Member Edward Howell as Chorus Member Terry McDermott as Chorus Member John Godfrey as Chorus Member Frank Rich as Sentry Lloyd Cunningham as MessengerProduction editIt was filmed in Melbourne 7 Barton said the role of Antigone is usually reserved for the stage s established stars But Liza is quite staggering He aimed to make the production as realistic as possible and based costumes on photos of peasants in Crete and Greece 4 Reception editThe Age thought Westwell did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict and the Goddard seemed over emotional 8 References edit Television The Age 20 July 1966 p 14 WEDNESDAY The Canberra Times 1 August 1966 p 16 Retrieved 11 February 2020 via Trove TV Guide Sydney Morning Herald 1 August 1966 p 15 a b The girl who defied a king TV Times 17 August 1966 p 30 Untitled Tribune New South Wales 3 August 1966 p 11 Retrieved 11 February 2020 via Trove Playhouse Series Could Shift Drama from Doldrums The Age 10 March 1966 p 26 LOVELY LIZA Tribune New South Wales 7 September 1966 p 10 Retrieved 11 February 2020 via Trove Monitor 30 July 1966 Antigone and Atoms The Age p 36 nbsp This article about a television episode is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antigone Wednesday Theatre amp oldid 1217399955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
