Daphne Laureola (Wednesday Theatre)

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{{Infobox television episode

| series = Wednesday Theatre

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| season = 1

| episode = 18

| director = Patrick Barton

| teleplay = John Warwick

| based_on = {{Based on|Daphne Laureola|James Bridie}}

| photographer =

| airdate = {{Start date|1965|05|05|df=yes}}

| length = 75 mins{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105841528 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=39 |issue=11,145 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=3 May 1965 |accessdate=20 March 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}

| guests =

| prev = The Tower

| next = Cinderella

}}

"Daphne Laureola" is a 1965 Australian television play based on Daphne Laureola by James Bridie. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105841966 |title=TODAY'S TV |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=39 |issue=11,147 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 May 1965 |accessdate=19 February 2017 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}

It was dedicated to Dame Edith Evans, who had played the part on stage.{{cite news|title=TV Guide|date=3 May 1965|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123951545/?terms=%22Laureola%22}}{{cite news|title=The Nymph and the Student|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wH1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5301%2C4905776|newspaper=The Age|date=April 29, 1965|page=13}}