Harlequinade (Australian TV play)
Harlequinade is a 1961 Australian TV play based on the Terence Rattigan play Harlequinade. It was directed by Bill Bain.
It was the first adaptation of Terence Rattigan on Australian television.Plot
A middle aged couple are appearing in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet. They realise they are too young to play star crossed lovers.Cast
- John Alden as Arthur
- Neva Carr Glyn as Enda
- Owen Weingott as Fred Ingram
- Don Pascoe as Fred Wakefield
- Enid Lorimer as Dame Maud
- Cherrie Butlin as Joyce
- Lou Vernon
- Marcia Hathaway
- Martin Redpath
- Peter Stewart
- Frank Taylor
- Alan Tobin
- Hilary Linstead
Production
It starred Cherrie Butlin who was the daughter of Billy Butlin; she had lived in Australia for three years. The set was designed by Philip Hickie.Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "skittish and affectionate".
