Othello (Wednesday Theatre)

"Othello"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 5
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay by
  • Raymond Westwell
  • David Bradley
Based onOthello
by William Shakespeare
Original air date18 November 1964 (1964-11-18)
Running time130 mins[1]
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"Othello" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was broadcast on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre and filmed in ABC's Melbourne studios.[2] It aired on 18 November 1964 in Melbourne,[3][4] on 3 February 1965 in Sydney, and on 7 July 1965 in Brisbane.[5]

It was one of the most ambitious projects made in Melbourne, going for over two hours without a break.[6][7]

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1965. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Melbourne's finest production to date". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 072. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 February 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "On TV: 18 November 1964, Melbourne – Television.AU". Televisionau.com. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 12 November 1964. p. 28.
  5. ^ "Husband's jealousy drove him to murder". TV Times. 30 June 1965. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Othello at Last for Raymond Westwell". The Age. 12 November 1964. p. 14.
  7. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.