The Air-Conditioned Author
| "The Air-Conditioned Author" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
 | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Teleplay by | Colin Free |
| Original air date | 2 May 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Guest appearances | |
"The Air Conditioned Author" is the third television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.[1][2] "The Air Conditioned Author" was written by Colin Free and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 2 May 1966.[3]
Plot
[edit]A novelist, Nicholas Lovatt, becomes disillusioned when his publisher urges him to turn out stereotyped novels.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Richard Meikle as Nicholas Lovatt
- Eric Reiman
- Willie Fennell
- Tony Ingersent
- Sue Walker
Reception
[edit]The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a comedy that missed because it lacked deft shaping".[5]
The Age called it "shapeless, disconnected and bumpy".[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "TELEVISION Hindsight on 1966 viewing". The Canberra Times. 30 December 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 29 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ABC's new drama series". Tribune. No. 1459. New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1966. p. 11.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1966. p. 11.
- ^ "Fuss and Confusion". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 1966. p. 16.
- ^ Monitor (7 May 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.
External links
[edit]- "The Air-Conditioned Author" at AusStage
- "The Air-Conditioned Author" at AustLit
- "The Air-Conditioned Author" at IMDb
- Complete script at National Archives of Australia
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