Six Characters in Search of an Author

Summary: 1964 BBC production of Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello.
Theatre play: Six Characters in Search of an Author [Sei personaggi in cerca d’autore] by Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) [more information]
Play synopsis: Pirandello’s absurdist classic is about the nature of theatre. Six characters, who have been abandoned tby their author, arrive at a rehearsal and demand to be played by the actors who are there. The characters attempt to resolve their tragedy and in the process become ‘real’.
Production history: First staged in Rome in 1921.
Date of transmission: Wednesday 3 June 1964
Time: 10.15-11.40pm
Series: Festival
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

George R. Foa

Producer

Peter Luke

Playwright

Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)

Translator

Frederick May

Designer

Mary Rea

Story Editor

Harry Moore

Cast

Title: Six Characters in Search of an Author (BBC, 1964)
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