The Australian Theatre Festival was a series of adaptations of Australian plays filmed by the ABC in 1979-80 and first aired August 1980.[1] Six plays were filmed first the first season at an estimated budget of $5,000 an episode. They aired on Sunday night opposite movies on the commercial channels.[1] Six additional plays were filmed for season two.[2] They were partly inspired by a government ruling that the ABC could keep any money it made selling projects overseas.[3]
| Australian Theatre Festival | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 20 July 1980 – 11 November 1981 |
The series was not a ratings success.[4]
Episodes
editFirst Series:
- "Carolie Lansdowne Says No" by Alex Buzo
- "A Toast to Melba" by Jack Hibberd
- "Big Toys" by Patrick White
- "Departmental" by Mervyn Rutherford
- "The Department" by David Williamson
- "Bedfellows" by Barry Oakley[5]
Second Series:
References
edit- ^ a b "Culled Out!". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 20 August 1980. p. 165 Supplement: Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ a b "PRODUCTION notes". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 August 1980. p. 146 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "THE LINE-UP FOR 1980". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 February 1980. p. 46. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Australian Theatre Festival at AustLit
- ^ "TELEVISION An affectionate play". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 394. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 August 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 12 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 16, 782. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 September 1981. p. 4 (Golden Guild to TV and Radio). Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Warden, Ian (12 November 1981). "Barbarians through a Pythonesque eye". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 22 June 2024.