The Skin of Our Teeth is a 1959 Australian television play based on the play by Thorton Wilder. It starred John Ewart.[4]

Premise

The story of life on Earth as lived by Mr and Mrs Antrobus, and their two children - and their maid, Sabina.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Alan Burke who had directed a production of Skin of Our Teeth on stage in Canberra in 1953[5] and had spent a day talking to Wilder in the US at the latter's New Haven home.[6] Burke had met him through a letter of introduction while on a UNESCO scholarship. Burke considered the meeting with Wilder one of the most important of his life.[7]

"He is the most knowledgeable man I've ever met," said Burke. "He is a great humanist and has great faith in mankind."[8]

Two sets were used, one for the Antrobus house the other for Atlantic City boardwalk.[9]

Reception

Burke said although the play had "tiny ratings... it represented the big break-through in the production of television plays."[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tv Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 February 1959. p. 10.
  2. ^ "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 25 February 1959. p. 31.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 6 May 1959. p. 5.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ ""THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH" BY REPERTORY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 28, no. 8, 174. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 November 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "CANBERRA DIARY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 28, no. 8, 171. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 March 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Oral interview with Alan Burke
  8. ^ "Cast of 30 in New Live Show". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1959. p. 13.
  9. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 30 April 1959. p. 23.
  10. ^ Interview with Alan Burke at ABCTV Gore Hill
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