| Lady from the Sea | |
|---|---|
 Ad from The Age 4 Oct 1961 | |
| Based on | 1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen |
| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 4 October 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1] 17 January 1962 (Sydney, taped)[2] |
The Lady from the Sea is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster ABC. An adaptation of 1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth).
Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12.
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Plot
A woman had to lose a younger love to marry an older man. She meets a man, the Stranger, she believes to be the younger lover.
Cast
- Lynne Flanagan as Eldsa
- Edward Howell as Dr Wangel
- Carole Potter as Bolette
- Eva Freitag as Hilde
- Roland Redshaw as Arnholm
- David Mitchell as Lyngstrand
- Wynn Roberts as the stranger
- Campbell Copelin as Ballested
- Nancy Cato
Production
The Age 28 Sept 1961
The play had been performed on Australian radio in February 1959.[4]
It was the first TV production for Lynne Flanagan and 14 year old Eva Freitag.[5]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 28 September 1961. p. 16.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1962. p. 9.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Radio Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 April 1959. p. 103.
- ^ "Ellida and the Stranger". The Age. 28 September 1961. p. 21.
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