Six Characters in Search of an Author (film)

Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1963 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.^[4][5][6]

Six Characters in Search of an Author
Ad The Age 27 Nov 1963
Based on	play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
Written by	Phillip Grenville Mann
Directed by	Christopher Muir
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	90 mins or 70 mins[1]
Production company	ABC
Original release
Release	27 November 1963 (1963-11-27) (Melbourne)[1][2]
Release	19 August 1964 (1964-08-19) (Sydney)[3]

Premise

The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial. Six people arrive, each with a story to tell.^[7]

Cast

• Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
• Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
• Norman Kaye as the father
• Patricia Kennedy as the mother
• Marea Letho as the step daughter
• Michael Norman as the boy
• Terry Norris as Letho

Production

Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.^[7] йЛЩг

Reception

The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."^[8]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."^[9]