Hedda Gabler (1961 film)

Hedda Gabler is a 1961 Australian television play based on the 1891 play by Henrik Ibsen. It was made at a time when Australian TV drama was rare.[3]

Hedda Gabbler
Directed byWilliam Sterling [1]
Written byRichard Lane
Based onplay Hedda Gabler by Ibsen
Production
company
ABC
Release date
11 January 1961[2]
Running time
90 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Hedda Gabler pursues the destruction of a former lover.

Cast
  • June Brunell as Hedda
  • Richard Davies as George Tesman
  • Edward Howel as Brack
  • Wynn Roberts as Eilert Lovborg
  • Dorothy Bradley as Bertha
  • Moira Carleton as Julia Tesman
  • Pat Connolly as Thea Elvsted

Production

Brunell's casting was announced in November 1960.[4] Wendy Pomroy recorded the music.[5]

Reception

The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the play suffered from "adequate rather than generous acting" except for June Brunell in the lead, who was praised.[6] The Age TV critic felt Brunell was "too genteel" in the lead but thought the production had "excellent sets and dressing".[7]

Richard Lane, who did the adaptation, said that Edward Howell as "chilling" as Brack, "it was a character that suited him perfectly."[8]

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References
  1. "June Brunell as Hedda Gabler". The Age. 5 January 1961. p. 1.
  2. "TV Guide for 11 January". The Age. 5 January 1961.
  3. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. The Age. 24 November 1960. p. 18 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19601124&printsec=frontpage&hl=en. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Boredom Suicide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 1961. p. 17.
  6. "Hedda Gabler on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 1961. p. 6.
  7. ""Gabbler" Bought to Life on TV". The Age. 19 January 1961. p. 3 supp.
  8. Lane, Richard. The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama 1923-60. Melbourne University Press. p. 57.


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