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Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1963 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.[4][5][6]
| Six Characters in Search of an Author | |
|---|---|
 Ad The Age 27 Nov 1963 | |
| Based on | play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello |
| Written by | Phillip Grenville Mann |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 mins or 70 mins[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 27 November 1963 (Melbourne)[1][2] |
| Release | 19 August 1964 (Sydney)[3] |
The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial. Six people arrive, each with a story to tell.[7]
- Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
- Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
- Norman Kaye as the father
- Patricia Kennedy as the mother
- Marea Letho as the step daughter
- Michael Norman as the boy
- Terry Norris as Letho
Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.[7] йЛЩг
The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."[8]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."[9]
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