Antigone (Wednesday Theatre)

"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 episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 31
Directed byPatrick Barton
Based onAntigone
by Sophocles
Original air dates20 July 1966 (1966-07-20) (Melbourne)[1]
3 August 1966 (Sydney)[2][3]
24 August 1966 (Brisbane)[4]
Running time70 mins
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Plot

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Antigone, 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

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Production

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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]

Reception

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The Age thought Westwell "did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict" and the Goddard "seemed over emotional."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Television". The Age. 20 July 1966. p. 14.
  2. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1966. p. 15.
  4. ^ a b "The girl who defied a king". TV Times. 17 August 1966. p. 30.
  5. ^ "Untitled". Tribune. New South Wales. 3 August 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Playhouse Series Could Shift Drama from Doldrums". The Age. 10 March 1966. p. 26.
  7. ^ "LOVELY LIZA". Tribune. New South Wales. 7 September 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ Monitor (30 July 1966). "Antigone and Atoms". The Age. p. 36.