The Air-Conditioned Author
"The Air Conditioned Author" was an episode of the television anthology drama Australian Playhouse.[2][3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
| "The Air-Conditioned Author" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Teleplay by | Colin Free |
| Produced by | David Goddard |
| Original air date | 2 May 1966 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1] |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
Richard Meikle | |
SMH ad from 1966
Plot
A novelist, Nicholas Lovatt, becomes disillusioned when his publisher urges him to turn out stereotyped novels.[5]
Cast
- Richard Meikle as Nicholas Lovatt
- Eric Reiman
- Willie Fennell
- Tony Ingersent
- Sue Walker
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a comedy that missed because it lacked deft shaping".[6]
Tje Age called it "shapeless, disconnected and bumpy".[7]
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See also
- List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)
References
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1966. p. 11.
- "TELEVISION Hindsight on 1966 viewing". The Canberra Times. 30 December 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 29 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "ABC's new drama series". Tribune (1459). New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1966. p. 11.
- "Fuss and Confusion". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 1966. p. 16.
- Monitor (7 May 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.
External links
- The Air Conditioned Author at AustLit
- The Air Conditioned Author at AusStage
- Complete script at National Archives of Australia
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