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"Point of Departure" is a 1966 Australian television film.[2] It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3] "Point of Departure" aired on 22 June 1966 in Sydney,[4] on 29 June 1966 in Melbourne,[5][6] and on 27 July 1966 in Brisbane.[7]
| "Point of Departure" | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 25 |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Teleplay by | play by Jean Anouilh |
| Original air date | 22 June 1966 |
| Running time | 75 mins[1] |
It was one of three plays put on by the ABC to commemorate 2,500 years of Greek theatre.[8]
A boy and a girl meet in a small provincial town at the beginning of German occupation in World War II.
- Ross Thompson as Orpheus
- Liza Goddard as Eurydice
- Tom Oliver
- Patricia Hill
- Raymond Westwell
- Diana Davidson
- James Condon
Ross Thompson had previously been in The Pigeon for Australian Playhouse. He and Goddard had acted in a scene together in They're a Weird Mob. Point of Departure had a cast of fifteen.[7]
The Sydney Morning Herald write that Ross Thompson's "sensitive and convincing acting made the best of the obvious weaknesses in the plot itself."[9]
Filmink thought " maybe this is the sort of play that works best on stage, with its slightly fantastical nature and hopping around in time and place."[8]
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