Palace of Dreams
| Palace of Dreams | |
|---|---|
| Based on | idea by Sandra Levy |
| Written by | Denny Lawrence John Misto John Upton Ian David Deb Oswald Marc Rosenberg |
| Directed by | Denny Lawrence Geoffrey Nottage Graham Thorburn David Goldie Riccardo Pellizzeri |
| Starring | Henri Szeps Linda Cropper |
| Theme music composer | Chris Neal |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sandra Levy |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 6 June – 8 August 1985 |
Palace of Dreams is a 1985 Australian fictional mini series about a Jewish family running a hotel in working class inner city of Sydney in the 1930s. Sandra Levy conceived and produced the series, based on her experience of living in a similar hotel run by her Russian Jewish mother during the Great Depression. The main set of the series is Dundee Palace (formerly the Olympic Hotel), on the corner of Regent Street and Moore Park Road, Paddington). It was advertised in newspapers of the time as 'A story of belonging'. It included historical events such as the popularity of Donald Bradman and aviation achievements of Bert Hinkler and Charles Kingsford Smith. It also showed archival footage of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Fryer Library at the University of Queensland holds the show's manuscripts in the Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts.