Shadow on the Wall (TV play)

Shadow on the Wall is a 1968 Australian television play. It was recorded in 1967 as part of Australian Playhouse but did not air until a year later as part of Wednesday Theatre. It was a rare contemporary Australian TV drama to address the Vietnam War.

"Shadows on the Wall"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Directed byChristopher Muir
Teleplay byRu Pullen
Original air date10 April 1968 (Melbourne, Sydney)[1] [2]
Running time30 mins[3][4]

Premise

In a North Vietnamese village, there is conflict between a local priest and the local political commissar.[5]

Cast
  • Allan Tobin as Captain Yun
  • Keith Lee as the bishop
  • Mark Albiston as Comissar Kin
  • Lyndell Rowe as Lin Tan
  • Farida Jauhari
  • Richard Lee
  • Suzette Jauhari

Production

It was filmed at ABC's studios in Ripponlea in April 1967 for Australian Playhouse but was not screened until the following year, when it aired as an episode of Wednesday Theatre.[6]

Reception

The Age said it "might've been a good idea but it didn't come off" arguing the play was more suited to radio and that the actors and sets were not convincing and adding it "lacked conviction - and the climax was missed photographically."[7]

References
  1. "Vietnam Drama". The Age. 5 April 1968. p. 30.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1968. p. 34.
  3. "TV Guide". 8 April 1968. p. 34.
  4. "television". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 April 1968. p. 21. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "TV Guide". The Age. 5 April 1968. p. 38.
  6. "39 Critics at a TV Taping". The Age. 6 April 1967. p. 31.
  7. Televiewer (18 April 1968). "Teletopics". The Age TV Radio Guide. p. 2.
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