The Divorce (TV series)
The Divorce | |
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Genre |
Comedy Opera |
Written by | Joanna Murray-Smith |
Directed by | Dean Murphy |
Composer(s) | Elena Kats-Chernin |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Christopher Gist |
Producer(s) | Andrea Denholm |
Cinematography | Roger Lanser |
Running time | 4×30 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Princess Pictures Opera Australia |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 7 – 10 December 2015 |
The Divorce is an Australian comedy opera miniseries which was broadcast on the ABC on four successive nights from 7 to 10 December 2015. The four-part series is written Joanna Murray-Smith with music by Elena Kats-Chernin. Based on an original idea by Lyndon Terracini, it was developed by Opera Australia and directed for television by Dean Murphy.[1] Outside filming took place at Werribee Park Mansion west of Melbourne.[2]
Plot
Wealthy couple Iris (Marina Prior) and Jed (John O'May) are happily getting a divorce and throwing an elaborate party. By the end of the evening, Iris and Jed's divorce has triggered a renegotiation of all certainties and the characters are set on an unanticipated course.[3] Louise (Lisa McCune), the younger sister of Iris is secretly in love with art critic Jed. Toby (Hugh Sheridan) is an aspiring artist critic, hired to work as a waiter at the party. William (Matthew McFarlane) is Iris' young and handsome lover, an accountant who lacks charisma. Caroline (Kate Miller-Heidke) is Jed and Iris' personal assistant who is in trouble with small-time gangsters. Patrick (Peter Cousens) and Ellen (Melissa Madden Gray) are the best friends of Jed and Iris.[4]
Cast
- Lisa McCune as Louise
- Marina Prior as Iris
- Hugh Sheridan as Toby
- Kate Miller-Heidke as Caroline
- John O'May as Jed
- Matthew McFarlane as William
- Peter Cousens as Patrick
- Melissa Madden Gray as Ellen
Soundtrack
The Divorce | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 31 March 2016 |
Label | Universal Music Australia |
Universal Music Australia partnered with the production company, Princess Pictures, to release the soundtrack to The Divorce.[5]
- Overture
- Goodbye My Love – Marina Prior, John O'May
- They Had Perfection – Chorus
- Chilling Champagne – Kate Miller-Heidke
- Greetings – Chorus
- Other Ships – Marina Prior, Kate Miller-Heidke
- Love and Fear – Melissa Madden Gray, Peter Cousens
- Cosmopolitan Penguin – Hugh Sheridan
- Tick Tock – Lisa McCune
- Have you Lost All Love for Jed – Lisa McCune, Marina Prior
- Sister, Sister – Lisa McCune
- Company, Canapés, Drinks – Chorus
- Love Love Bitter – Chorus
- At Last – Lisa McCune
- Dismemberment – Kate Miller Heidke, Matthew MacFarlane
- Appetites – Kate Miller-Heidke
- Old Friend, Congratulations – Melissa Madden Gray, Peter Cousens
- The Proposal – Marina Prior
- Cradle Snatchers – Chorus
- Whats Going On, What Did She Say – Chorus
- No More Notes/I Cannot Wait – Lisa McCune
- What's Going On With Caroline – Chorus
- Grizzly Remains – Kate Miller-Heidke
- I've Told Lou – John O'May
- The Way the Light Plays – Lisa McCune, Hugh Sheridan
- As a Child – Matthew MacFarlane
- The Key – Melissa Madden Gray, Matthew MacFarlane
- The Waiter – Lisa McCune
- No Gentle Way – Lisa McCune
- Hail Jehovah! – Melissa Madden Gray, Peter Cousens, Matthew MacFarlene, Marina Prior, Lisa McCune, Kate Miller-Heidke, Hugh Sheridan, Chorus
- The Fitting Glove – Hugh Sheridan
- A Charismatic Force – Marina Prior, John O'May
- You Laughed, You Kissed – Chorus
References
- ↑ "ABC set to sing with TV opera, The Divorce". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Divorce is a comedic opera, and unlike anything else on Australian TV" by Paul Kulina, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2015
- ↑ "Lisa McCune sings the praises of opera soap". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ TV Week, December 5–11, 2015
- ↑ "The Divorce – The Soundtrack". abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 May 2016., Cat. 4784394
External links
- The Divorce, production details
- The Divorce, ABC TV
- "The Divorce: Putting the Opera into the Soap" by Andrew Aronowicz, Limelight, 1 December 2015
- The Divorce at the Internet Movie Database