The Young Victoria (1963 film)
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| The Young Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Based on | the play Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 21 March 1963 (Melbourne) 27 March 1963 (Sydney) |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Young Victoria is an Australian television film of 1963 which aired on ABC on 27 March 1963. Based on the play Victoria Regina, it is a 60-minute drama about the courtship and marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert. It stars Lola Brooks as Victoria and Ric Hutton as Albert.[1]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]
The production was reduced to four vignettes. It was sponsored by the International ' Theatre Institute, the drama-wing of-UNESCO, to celebrate World Theatre day.[3][4]
Cast
- Anne Beecher
- Lola Brooks as Victoria
- Jasmine Greenfield
- Benita Harvey
- Ric Hutton as Albert
- Jessica Noad
- Alastair Roberts
- Frank Taylor
- Judith Thompson
- Vaughan Tracey
- Rhod Walker
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald gave the film a mixed review, calling it "mildly entertaining and agreeably presented" but also "these excerpts did not succeed in amounting to a play... it was all rather like a musical comedy without the music".[5]
The Bulletin gave the production "three cheers".[6]
See also
References
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 21 March 1963.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Lola Brooks as Victoria". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 1963. p. 13.
- ^ "The Story Of Mexico". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 495). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 March 1963. p. 31. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Houseman play on television". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 March 1963.
- ^ The bulletin, 6 April 1963, retrieved 28 October 2019
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