Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse

Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse
Genre	anthology
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	50 mins
Production company	ABC
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	May 5, 1977 (1977-May-05) – October 9, 1983 (1983-October-09)

Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse is an Australian anthology series that aired on the ABC. Plays were introduced by Stuart Wagstaff.

They came from overseas but also included Australian-written works. However, by 1979 the series consisting entirely of foreign plays.^[1]^[2]

Australian Episodes

"Going Home" (aired 5 May 1977) (inaugural episode) by Colin Free starring Terence Donovan, Rowena Wallace^[3]
"They Don't Clap Losers" (23 June 1977) by John Power (originally aired 1975)
"The Kiss & Ride Ferry" (1 September 1977)
"The Last Rites" (15 September 1977) by Colin Free (previously aired 1975)
"No Room for the Innocent" (7 October 1977) by Sonia Borg
"Straight Enough" (13 October 1977) by Ted Roberts
"End of Summer" (27 October 1977) by Cliff Green
"The Geeks" (23 March 1978) by Colin Free
"A Woman in the House" (24 August 1978) by Luis Bayonas
"Ripkin" (14 September 1978) by Colin Free
"Bit Part" (16 November 1978) by Colin Free
"Gossip from the Forest" (26 April 1980) based on novel by Thomas Keneally

^ Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse at Austlit
^ "Chance to compare overseas work". The Age. 5 May 1977. p. 43.
^ "Wagstaff with host ABC Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1977. p. 61.