Shadow on the Wall (Wednesday Theatre)

"**Shadow on the Wall**"
"Shadow on the Wall"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 15
Directed by	Christopher Muir
Teleplay by	Ru Pullen
Original air date	10 April 1968
Running time	30 mins
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"Shadow on the Wall" is the 15th television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Wednesday Theatre. It was recorded in 1967 as part of Australian Playhouse but did not air until 10 April 1968 in Melbourne and Sydney.^[1]^[2] as part of Wednesday Theatre. It was a rare contemporary Australian TV drama to address the Vietnam War. It ran for 30 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[]

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

External links[]

Shadow on the Wall at AusStage

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[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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