The Passionate Pianist

The Passionate Pianist is an Australian television movie, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. Originally broadcast in Sydney on 2 October 1957, a kinescope recording was made of the broadcast, and shown in Melbourne on 1 November 1957.[1] Written by Barbara Vernon, it was a comedy about a teenage pianist who prefers football to practising.[2] It was part of ABC's twice monthly presentations of live plays during the late-1950s (one live play each month in Sydney and Melbourne, respectively, with most kinescoped for showing in the other city). At the time, most one-off drama and comedy plays produced for Australian television were adaptations of overseas works, and The Passionate Pianist is notable as it represents an early example of a locally-written comedy for the medium. It is not known if the kinescope recording of the program still exists.

Cast included Mark Kelly, Marion Johns, Edward Howell, Ivor Bromley and Bruce A. Wishart. Duration was 30 minutes.[3]

Barbara Vernon is also known for writing the play The Multi-Coloured Umbrella, which saw a television version in 1958.

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References

  1. ↑ .https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VVBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3832%2C38043
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VVBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4538%2C19241
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3374630/

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