Peter Norman Pinne (born 27 May 1937) is an Australian-born former television executive, writer and composer who has worked frequently in America and Great Britain.
Pinne started working for the television production company, the Reg Grundy Organisation, as a television executive. Firstly, as Head of Production from 1980, later rising to become a Senior Vice President of the company. During this period, he worked on numerous serials including The Young Doctors, The Restless Years and Neighbours.
In 1992, he was responsible for overseeing the production of Dangerous Women, an American series based loosely on the popular Prisoner. The show was not a huge success running to only 52 one-hour episodes. He also travelled to a number of Latin American countries where he was responsible for overseeing the production of local versions of some of Grundy's most successful hits. He left the Grundy organisation in the late 1990s in order to set up his own record label, Bayview, with fellow former Australian television producer, Don Battye and now writes and composes music. He currently resides in the Brisbane area of Australia.
Stage musicalsedit
Since the late 1950s, Peter Pinne (variously working in collaboration with Don Battye, Ray Kolle and/or John-Michael Howson has been one of the most prolific creators of original Australian stage musicals. Examples include:
All Saint's Day (1960) – based around Australian Rules Football
Don't tell Helena (1962) – the misadventures of a society girl employed by a department store
A Bunch of Ratbags (1966) – a rock musical set in the 1950s, adapted from the novel by William Dick
It happened in Tanjablanca (1968); later revised as Red, White and Boogie (1974) – a murder mystery set in the 1940s
The Computer/Love's Travelling Salesman (1970) – a double bill of one-act "pop operas"
Pyjamas in Paradise (2005) – based on the popular "pyjama parties" held in Surfers Paradise in the 1950s
Suddenly Single (2007)
Most of these musicals were originally performed as amateur or semi-professional productions. Although private demonstration recordings of the scores exist, few of the shows had commercial cast albums released. A song from A Bunch of Ratbags was released as a single, cover versions of two songs from The Computer and Love's Travelling Salesman were included on a 1970 compilation LP Australian Musicals Now, and a studio recording of selections from Red, White and Boogie and Sweet Fanny Adams was released in 1983 on Don Battye's Trigpoint label. The only stage production to generate a complete original cast recording was Caroline; the original LP was released in 1971 and subsequently re-issued on CD (by London-based label Dress Circle Records) in 1998.
Although all of Pinne's musicals were successful in their original productions, few of them have been mounted since. A Bunch of Ratbags was revived in 2005 by Magnormos, which resulted in the release of a "premiere" cast recording. In 2007, Magnormos staged a 30-minute workshop production of Pinne's latest musical, Suddenly Single, which was written in collaboration with Paul Dellit.
In the mid-1990s, Pinne and Battye also wrote a stage musical adaptation of the cult 1970s Australian television series, Prisoner: Cell Block H. The show was first produced in England (where the original series had become more popular than in Australia), in a lavish West End production that starred Lily Savage and original TV cast member Maggie Kirkpatrick, reprising her role as Joan "The Freak" Ferguson.
Pantomimeedit
In addition, Pinne and Battye co-wrote a number of pantomime-like musicals especially for children, which were produced at the Alexander Theatre at Monash University during the 1970s. Mostly based on popular fairy tales, these shows included:
The Shoemaker and the Elves (1975)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1976)
Billabong Bill' (1976)
The Little Tin Soldier (1977)
The Emperor's New Clothes (1978)
Rumpelstiltskin
Beauty and the Beast
Booksedit
Australian performers, Australian performances : a discography from film, TV, theatre, radio and concert, 1897–1985 (1987) (ISBN0-72418208-X)
music; lyrics by Peter N. Pinne; book; lyrics by Don Battye. Adapted from the novel by William Dick' (1988). A bunch of ratbags. Montmorency, Vic. : Yackandandah. ISBN0-7316-3897-2.
Peter N. Pinne and Don Battye. (1989). Red, white and boogie. Montmorency, Vic. : Yackandandah. ISBN0-86805-071-7.
book; lyrics by Ray Kolle; music by Peter Pinne; Based on 'The Torrents' by Oriel Gray (1992). A bit o' petticoat : a musical. Montmorency, Vic. : Yackandandah. ISBN0-86805-085-7.
Referencesedit
^Pinne, Peter (5 March 2016). "Vale Don Battye (1938–2016) a man with many talents". Absolute Theatre. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Peter Pinne news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Peter Norman Pinne born 27 May 1937 is an Australian born former television executive writer and composer who has worked frequently in America and Great Britain Peter PinneBornPeter Norman Pinne 1937 05 27 27 May 1937 age 86 Victoria AustraliaOccupation s Television producer writer composerPartnerDon Battye 1960 1987 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Stage musicals 3 Pantomime 4 Books 5 References 6 External linksCareer editPinne started working for the television production company the Reg Grundy Organisation as a television executive Firstly as Head of Production from 1980 later rising to become a Senior Vice President of the company During this period he worked on numerous serials including The Young Doctors The Restless Years and Neighbours He co composed the theme tune to Sons and Daughters In 1992 he was responsible for overseeing the production of Dangerous Women an American series based loosely on the popular Prisoner The show was not a huge success running to only 52 one hour episodes He also travelled to a number of Latin American countries where he was responsible for overseeing the production of local versions of some of Grundy s most successful hits He left the Grundy organisation in the late 1990s in order to set up his own record label Bayview with fellow former Australian television producer Don Battye and now writes and composes music He currently resides in the Brisbane area of Australia Stage musicals editSince the late 1950s Peter Pinne variously working in collaboration with Don Battye Ray Kolle and or John Michael Howson has been one of the most prolific creators of original Australian stage musicals Examples include All Saint s Day 1960 based around Australian Rules Football Don t tell Helena 1962 the misadventures of a society girl employed by a department store A Bunch of Ratbags 1966 a rock musical set in the 1950s adapted from the novel by William Dick It happened in Tanjablanca 1968 later revised as Red White and Boogie 1974 a murder mystery set in the 1940s The Computer Love s Travelling Salesman 1970 a double bill of one act pop operas Caroline 1971 based on the life of Caroline Chisholm Sweet Fanny Adams 1974 the story of two rival whorehouses in 1930s Sydney A bit o petticoat 1984 based on The Torrents by Australian playwright Oriel Gray Pyjamas in Paradise 2005 based on the popular pyjama parties held in Surfers Paradise in the 1950s Suddenly Single 2007 Most of these musicals were originally performed as amateur or semi professional productions Although private demonstration recordings of the scores exist few of the shows had commercial cast albums released A song from A Bunch of Ratbags was released as a single cover versions of two songs from The Computer and Love s Travelling Salesman were included on a 1970 compilation LP Australian Musicals Now and a studio recording of selections from Red White and Boogie and Sweet Fanny Adams was released in 1983 on Don Battye s Trigpoint label The only stage production to generate a complete original cast recording was Caroline the original LP was released in 1971 and subsequently re issued on CD by London based label Dress Circle Records in 1998 Although all of Pinne s musicals were successful in their original productions few of them have been mounted since A Bunch of Ratbags was revived in 2005 by Magnormos which resulted in the release of a premiere cast recording In 2007 Magnormos staged a 30 minute workshop production of Pinne s latest musical Suddenly Single which was written in collaboration with Paul Dellit In the mid 1990s Pinne and Battye also wrote a stage musical adaptation of the cult 1970s Australian television series Prisoner Cell Block H The show was first produced in England where the original series had become more popular than in Australia in a lavish West End production that starred Lily Savage and original TV cast member Maggie Kirkpatrick reprising her role as Joan The Freak Ferguson Pantomime editIn addition Pinne and Battye co wrote a number of pantomime like musicals especially for children which were produced at the Alexander Theatre at Monash University during the 1970s Mostly based on popular fairy tales these shows included The Shoemaker and the Elves 1975 Jack and the Beanstalk 1976 Billabong Bill 1976 The Little Tin Soldier 1977 The Emperor s New Clothes 1978 Rumpelstiltskin Beauty and the BeastBooks editAustralian performers Australian performances a discography from film TV theatre radio and concert 1897 1985 1987 ISBN 0 72418208 X Albert Moran with additional research by Peter Pinne 1993 Moran s guide to Australian TV series North Ryde N S W Australian Film Television and Radio School distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Allen amp Unwin ISBN 0 642 18462 3 music lyrics by Peter N Pinne book lyrics by Don Battye Adapted from the novel by William Dick 1988 A bunch of ratbags Montmorency Vic Yackandandah ISBN 0 7316 3897 2 Peter N Pinne and Don Battye 1981 Caroline a musical play based on the life and times of Caroline Chisholm Brisbane Playlab Press ISBN 0 908156 13 8 Peter N Pinne and Don Battye 1989 Red white and boogie Montmorency Vic Yackandandah ISBN 0 86805 071 7 book lyrics by Ray Kolle music by Peter Pinne Based on The Torrents by Oriel Gray 1992 A bit o petticoat a musical Montmorency Vic Yackandandah ISBN 0 86805 085 7 References edit Pinne Peter 5 March 2016 Vale Don Battye 1938 2016 a man with many talents Absolute Theatre Retrieved 14 March 2016 External links editPeter Pinne at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Pinne amp oldid 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