"Antigone" | |
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Wednesday Theatre episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 31 |
Directed by | Patrick Barton |
Based on |
Antigone by Sophocles |
Original air dates | 20 July 1966[1] 3 August 1966 (Sydney) [2] [3] 24 August 1966 (Brisbane) [4] | (Melbourne)
Running time | 70 mins |
"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, daughter of Oedipus, is sentenced to death by Creon, King of Thebes, for defying his orders and burying the body of her dead brother.
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]
The Age thought Westwell "did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict" and the Goddard "seemed over emotional." [8]
"Antigone" | |
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Wednesday Theatre episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 31 |
Directed by | Patrick Barton |
Based on |
Antigone by Sophocles |
Original air dates | 20 July 1966[1] 3 August 1966 (Sydney) [2] [3] 24 August 1966 (Brisbane) [4] | (Melbourne)
Running time | 70 mins |
"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, daughter of Oedipus, is sentenced to death by Creon, King of Thebes, for defying his orders and burying the body of her dead brother.
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]
The Age thought Westwell "did not quite succeed in projecting the intensity of the personal conflict" and the Goddard "seemed over emotional." [8]