The Sponge Room
| The Sponge Room | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Based on | play by Willis Hall Keith Waterhouse |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 9 September 1964 (Sydney) |
Running time | 50 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Sponge Room is an Australian television film which aired in 1964 on ABC. Produced in Melbourne,[1] it aired in a 50-minute time-slot. An adaptation of an overseas stage play, it was a comedy. Although shown interstate, it is possible that it was not shown in Sydney due to a theatre presenting a version of the play. The play was written by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse.[2]
It is not known if a copy of the television film still exists, given the wiping of the era.
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Premise
A married man secretly meets with a woman each week at the natural history museum in London.[4]
Cast
- Julia Blake as Hilary
- Terry Norris as Colin
- Neil Curnow as the attendant
Production
It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964.[5]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald praised Barton using "the extremely effective device" of a background of "complete silence from start to finish".[6]
References
- ^ "What to stay home for". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 944. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 September 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 944. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 September 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 16 April 1964.
- ^ "ABC Plans to Show Significant Works". The Age. 20 February 1964. p. 13.
- ^ ""The Sponge Room" on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 1964. p. 10.
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