Box for One
Box for One is a live television play which has been presented three times, twice on British broadcaster BBC and once on Australian broadcaster ABC. It is a drama about a "spiv", and the entire 30-minute drama takes place in a London telephone box. It was written by Peter Brook.
1949 version
The 1949 version aired on BBC, and starring Marius Goring, Ivan Craig and Josée Richard.[1] Broadcast live, it was likely never telerecorded, and is lost.[2]
1953 version
The 1953 version also aired on the BBC, and was an episode of Wednesday Theatre. It featured Robert Helpmann and Harold Lang.[3] This version is likely lost, as the BBC rarely telerecorded shows during 1953.
1958 version
The 1958 version aired on Australian broadcaster ABC, and aired live[4] on ABC's Melbourne station ABV-2. A telerecording (also known as a kinescope) was made and shown in Sydney[5] on station ABN-2. This version also featured Robert Helpmann.[6] It is not known if the kinescope recording still exists.
See also
- Ending It - 1939 BBC TV play which also saw an Australian version.
- Miss Mabel - Stage play which saw both versions in both the UK and Australia
- Black Limelight - Stage play which saw versions in both the UK and Australia
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294400/
- ↑ http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?episode=d6888f8c-2a55-4a55-b600-06956b514eda
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1665950/
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QlYRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6902%2C2207808
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IndWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5421%2C2031116
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3476860/