The Divorce (TV series)

The Divorce
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GenreComedy
Opera
Written byJoanna Murray-Smith
Directed byDean Murphy
ComposerElena Kats-Chernin
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerChristopher Gist
ProducerAndrea Denholm
CinematographyRoger Lanser
Running time4×30 minutes
Production companiesPrincess Pictures
Opera Australia
Original release
NetworkABC
Release7 December (2015-12-07) –
10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
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The Divorce is an Australian comedy opera miniseries which was broadcast on ABC TV on four successive nights from 7 to 10 December 2015. The four-part series is written by Joanna Murray-Smith with music by Elena Kats-Chernin. Based on an original idea by Lyndon Terracini, it was developed by Opera Australia and directed for television by Dean Murphy.[1] Outside filming took place at Werribee Park Mansion west of Melbourne.[2] The work was shown again in 2017 in a single 95-minute broadcast on Sky Arts and ABC TV.

  1. ^ "ABC set to sing with TV opera, The Divorce". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ "The Divorce is a comedic opera, and unlike anything else on Australian TV" by Paul Kulina, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2015