The Cherry Orchard (1973 film)

The Cherry Orchard
Based onThe Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
Directed byDavid Zweck
StarringGoogie Withers
Frank Thring
Wendy Hughes
Simon Chilvers
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerOscar Whitbread
Running time120 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release9 May 1973 (1973-05-09) (Melbourne)[1]
Release21 June 1973 (1973-06-21) (Sydney)[2]

The Cherry Orchard is a 1973 Australian TV adaptation of the 1904 play by Anton Chekhov.[3][4]

Cast

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.[1]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Googie's Cherry Orchard". The Age. 3 May 1973. p. 2.
  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.
  3. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p26
  4. ^ "Googie in Chekov play". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 18 June 1973. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Googie's stage role on television". The Age TV Guide. 4 January 1973. p. 1.
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