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"Volpone"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Directed byJohn Croyston[1]
Teleplay bybased on the play by Ben Jonson
Original air dates17 April 1968 (Melbourne, Sydney)[2][3][4]
Running time100 mins[5]
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Volpone is a 1968 Australian TV play based on Volpone by Ben Jonson. It was screened as part of Wednesday Theatre on the ABC.

Cast

  • Peter O'Shaughnesy as Volpone
  • Max Meldrum as Mosca
  • Edward Ogden as Voltore
  • Peter Collingwood as Corvino
  • Tom Farley as Corbaccio
  • Pat Bishop as Celia
  • Frank Lloyd
  • Peter McPhie as Bonario

Production

It was filmed in Sydney.[6]

References

  1. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 April 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 11 April 1968. p. 27.
  3. ^ "The Lech". The Age. 11 April 1968. p. 18.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 1968. p. 56.
  5. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. April 17, 1968. p. 20.
  6. ^ "Greed and intrigue in old Venice". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 April 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.