Wed, Dec 20, 1967
"Rome, in the latter part of the 19th century. A plague is raging through all that part of Italy, and death is beginning to visit households in the city itself. A rich and famous hostess is determined to crown her social career by giving a splendid ball for the most awesome guest of honor of all--the lordly Death himself." (Radio Times)
Wed, Jan 17, 1968
Keith Michell portrays a sad man who books a room in an English seaside hotel with a revolver in his luggage and an intention to shoot himself. Once in his room alone, we watch him silently and sadly unpack the gun, place it in front of him on the table in his room and prepare to do away with himself. He slowly places a bullet in the chamber and positions the gun to his head. At that moment there comes a knock on the door. He hides the gun and answers the door to find a pretty young woman standing there played by Geraldine McEwan. A fellow guest of the hotel, she is engaging, makes an excuse for her interruption and somehow flirts her way into him buying her dinner and dancing the night away. He's in love and later goes back to her room after a magical evening. Once in her room and while she is freshening up in the bathroom he looks out of her window only to realize what a good view she has of his own room across the courtyard. He can clearly see the table and remembered how just a few hours ago he had placed the revolver there ready to end his life. While she is still in the bathroom he leaves, goes back to his room and his revolver with a realization that she was only being nice to him to prevent a suicide not anything real.
Wed, Feb 21, 1968
A ventriloquist , shares a few secrets with his dummy.
The play is set within an apartment and is filmed in Black and white. Leonard Rositer plays the ventriloquist but is he really in control, of the dummy or is the dummy in control of him.
The play is quite dark and the characterizations are created seamlessly and at time, quite manically by the leading role. The dummy seems to lead the lead role around and the cupboards reveal some dark secrets but what do they represent, the fear of darkness or darkness itself.
Not quite a one man show, more like a two man show with a twist.
The play is set within an apartment and is filmed in Black and white. Leonard Rositer plays the ventriloquist but is he really in control, of the dummy or is the dummy in control of him.
The play is quite dark and the characterizations are created seamlessly and at time, quite manically by the leading role. The dummy seems to lead the lead role around and the cupboards reveal some dark secrets but what do they represent, the fear of darkness or darkness itself.
Not quite a one man show, more like a two man show with a twist.