1973 Australian TV series or program
| The Cherry Orchard | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov |
| Directed by | David Zweck |
| Starring | Googie Withers Frank Thring Wendy Hughes Simon Chilvers |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oscar Whitbread |
| Running time | 120 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 9 May 1973 (1973-05-09) (Melbourne) |
| Release | 21 June 1973 (1973-06-21) (Sydney) |
The Cherry Orchard is a 1973 Australian TV adaptation of the 1904 play by Anton Chekhov.
Cast
- Googie Withers as Madame Ravensky
- Frank Thring as Gaev
- Wendy Hughes
- Simon Chilvers
- Sandra Lee Patterson
- Tony Llewellyn-Jones
- Michael Duffield
- Jennifer Claire
- Irene Inescourt
- Malcolm Phillips
- Rod Anderson as Yasha (replacing John Derum from the stage original)
- Dennis Olsen
Production
Googie Withers appeared in the play for the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1972 directed by John Sumner. The play was also toured throughout Australia in 1973.
It was the second time a Melbourne Theatre Company production had been filmed by the ABC, the previous one being The Man Who Shot the Albatross in 1972.
References
- ^ "Googie's Cherry Orchard". The Age. 3 May 1973. p. 2.
- "TOP STARS IN NEW TCN9 SERIES". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 20 June 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p26
- "Googie in Chekov play". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 18 June 1973. p. 4.
- "Googie's stage role on television". The Age TV Guide. 4 January 1973. p. 1.
External links
| Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (1904) | |
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