"The Runaway" is a 1966 Australian television play. It aired on 19 October 1966 in Sydney,[2] and on 16 November 1966 in Melbourne,[3] on ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.
The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said the play "was not a work of genius, but it showed promise. The characters were fairly well drawn and their conflicts were credible though mundane. Troubles lay between father, and sons, mother and sons, between one son and his girl of a more affluent class. But the treatment lay flat. At one stage half the cast was explaining:. "We don't seem—you know what I mean—to get along or ... You know what I mean — understand each other." The cast did not help. All were flatter than the script and John Gray as the father gave a banal effort... Why did Storry Walton put up with the noise in the studio? And why didn't someone edit out the slow patches in the writing? All his faults counted against him, Croyston deserved a better first night."[5]
Referencesedit
^"WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 510. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 October 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1966. p. 17.
runaway, wednesday, theatre, runaway, 1966, australian, television, play, aired, october, 1966, sydney, november, 1966, melbourne, part, wednesday, theatre, runaway, wednesday, theatre, episodeepisode, season, 2episode, 42directed, bystorry, waltonteleplay, by. The Runaway is a 1966 Australian television play It aired on 19 October 1966 in Sydney 2 and on 16 November 1966 in Melbourne 3 on ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre The Runaway Wednesday Theatre episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 42Directed byStorry WaltonTeleplay byJohn CroystonOriginal air date19 October 1966 1966 10 19 Running time30 minutes 1 Episode chronology Previous Twelfth Night Next The House List of episodesIt was written by John Croyston who was better known as a producer this was his first script for TV 4 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editIn a Sydney suburb the two sons of a hard working pastry chef of continental background are struggling with their own ambitions Cast editJohn Gray as Pop Edward Hepple as Grandpa Helen Morse as Jenny Lynne Murphy as mother Graham Dixon as George Ken James as Fred Bettina Smeaton as customer Sandy Harbutt Martin HarrisReception editThe critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said the play was not a work of genius but it showed promise The characters were fairly well drawn and their conflicts were credible though mundane Troubles lay between father and sons mother and sons between one son and his girl of a more affluent class But the treatment lay flat At one stage half the cast was explaining We don t seem you know what I mean to get along or You know what I mean understand each other The cast did not help All were flatter than the script and John Gray as the father gave a banal effort Why did Storry Walton put up with the noise in the studio And why didn t someone edit out the slow patches in the writing All his faults counted against him Croyston deserved a better first night 5 References edit WEDNESDAY The Canberra Times Vol 41 no 11 510 Australian Capital Territory Australia 17 October 1966 p 17 Retrieved 23 March 2017 via National Library of Australia TV Guide Sydney Morning Herald 17 October 1966 p 17 tV Guide The Age 10 November 1966 p 39 TV Guide Sydney Morning Herald p 21 Robinson Harry 20 October 1966 ON TELEVISION Whimsy comes to McGooley show Sydney Morning Herald p 12 External links edit The Runaway at AusStage The Runaway at AustLit 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 The Runaway Wednesday Theatre amp oldid 1191858309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
