The Empty Chair
- Summary
- 1960 Southern Television production for ITV of The Empty Chair by Peter Ustinov. This was the first in a scheduled series of twelve plays to by performed by the Old Vic for ITV over a two-year period.
- Theatre play
- The Empty Chair by Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Sunday 17 April 1960
- Time
- 2.30-4.00pm
- Series
- Old Vic Theatre of the Air Presents
- Channel
- ITV
- Production company
- Southern Television (1958-1981)
- Theatre company
- Old Vic Company, London
Credits
- Director
- Philip Dale
- Producer
- Michael Benthall
- Playwright
- Peter Ustinov (1921-2004)
- Adapted for Television by
- Philip Dale
- Designer
- John Dilly
- Cast
Joss Ackland Danton Gerald Cross Mouche David Dodimead Collot / Gentleman Derek Godfrey Robespierre Pamela Harrington Mlle Duplay Edward Harvey Barere Owen Holder Desmoulins Phyllida Law Mme Danton Joan MacArthur Mlle Fardeau Edna Morris Mme Gaffe Donald Pickering Saint Just Manning Wilson Barras John Woodvine Hebert
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- revolution
Print sources
- Title
- TV Times, 15 April 1960 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 24; article, p. 10-11
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