The Taming of the Shrew (1962 film)

The Taming of the Shrew
Based onplay The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Written byAlan Burke
Directed byAlan Burke
StarringRon Haddrick
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Release22 August 1962 (1962-08-22) (Sydney)
Release2 September 1962 (1962-09-02) (Melbourne)[1]
Release9 September 1962 (1962-09-09) (Brisbane)[2]
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The Taming of the Shrew is a 1962 Australian television play, adapted by Alan Burke from the play by William Shakespeare. It stars Ron Haddrick and Brigid Lenihan.[3]

The play was done live but it included some filmed sequences shot in Centennial Park.[4][5]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

  1. ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 1 September 1962. p. 7.
  2. ^ Kemp, Kevon (6 September 1962). "A good spanking". TV Times. p. 20.
  3. ^ a b Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. ^ "Shakespeare Play Adapted". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 August 1962. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Conversation with Ruth Page". ABC at Gore Hill. 2005.