Waters of the Moon
Waters of the Moon is a 1951 stage play by N. C. Hunter which originally ran for two years at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 1951–1953.[1][2] It was adapted into a 1961 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This version was directed by Christopher Muir.[3][4]
It was also televised by ITV (H.M. Tennent for ATV) on 14 November 1956, in the Play of the Week strand[5] and by the BBC on 27 December 1959,[6] 24 December 1968[7] and 30 December 1983.[8]
Cast (original West End stage - 1951)
- Edith Evans as Helen Lancaster
- Sybil Thorndyke as Mrs. Whyte
- Wendy Hiller as Evelyn Daly
- Directed by Frith Banbury[2]
Cast (BBC Radio version - 1955)
- Sonia Dresdel as Helen Lancaster
- Directed by Val Gielgud[9]
1961 Australian Television Version
| Waters of the Moon | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by N. C. Hunter |
| Written by | Wal Cherry |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company(s) | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 19 April 1961 (Melbourne, live)[10][11] 28 June 1961 (Sydney)[12] |
The play was adapted for Australian TV by the ABC. It was directed by Christopher Muir.[3][4]
Cast
- Patricia Kennedy as Helen Lancaster
- Barbara Brandon as Mrs Whyte
- Kurt Ludeski as Julias Wintelhalter
- Leslie Pope as Evelyn Daly
- Robin Hardiman as John Daly
- Cyril Gardiner as Colonel Selby
- Agnes Dobson as Mrs Daly
- Myrtle Woods as Mrs Ashworth
- Jane Norris as Conetta Landi
- Michael Duffield as Robert Lancaster
- Ric Hutton
- Leonard Teale
- Anne Haddy
- Jack Ford
- James Workman
Cast (BBC Radio version - 1965)
- Coral Browne as Helen Lancaster
- Virginia Maskell as Evelyn Daly[13]
Cast (BBC1 version - 1968)
- Margaret Leighton as Helen Lancaster
- Vivien Merchant as Evelyn Daly
- Athene Seyler as Mrs. Whyte
- Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Ashworth
- Michael Gwynn as Julius Winterhalter
- Roland Culver as Colonel Selby
- Produced by Cedric Messina
- Directed by Herbert Wise[7]
Cast (BBC1 version - 1983)
- Penelope Keith as Helen Lancaster
- Virginia McKenna as Mrs. Whyte
- Ronald Pickup as Julius Winterhalter
- Joan Sims as Mrs. Ashworth
- Richard Vernon as Colonel Selby
- Dilys Laye as Mrs. Daly
- Geoffrey Palmer as Robert Lancaster
- Lesley Dunlop as Evelyn Daly
- Phoebe Nicholls as Tonetta Landi
- Produced by Cedric Messina
- Directed by Piers Haggard[8]
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References
- "Production of Waters of the Moon | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). "The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- "Pat Kennedy Heads Cast". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1961. p. 11.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- The Kaleidoscope British Independent Television Drama Research Guide, 1955-2010, page 2653
- "Sunday-Night Theatre presents: Waters of the Moon". 27 December 1959. p. 13 – via BBC Genome.
- "Play of the Month presenting: Waters of the Moon". 24 December 1968. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
- "Waters of the Moon". 30 December 1983. p. 98 – via BBC Genome.
- "Saturday-Night Theatre presents Sonia Dresdel in 'WATERS OF THE MOON'". 4 June 1955. p. 48 – via BBC Genome.
- "Advertisement". The Age. p. 44.
- "Comedy Recalls Successes of UK Actresses". The Age. 13 April 1961. p. 27.
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1961. p. 12.
- "Saturday-Night Theatre". 27 March 1965. p. 12 – via BBC Genome.
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