Point of Departure

Summary: 1964 BBC production of Jean Anouilh’s Eurydice, under the English title Point of Departure.
Theatre play: Point of Departure [Eurydice] by Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Orpheus, an out of work musician, meets Eurydice in the buffet of a provincial railway station in France. They instantly fall in love and spend the night together. The next morning Eurydice runs away as she feels that she cannot live up to Orpheus’ ideals and she is killed. M Henri approaches Orpheus and tells him to accompany him to the Gates of Death. He will arrange for Eurydice to be released. When Eurydice reaches the gate Orpheus must walk ahead and not look back. He looks back.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_Departure_%28play%29.
Production history: 'Point of Departure is the English title for the play Eurydice by Jean Anouilh, adapted by Kitty Black. Anouilh wrote it in 1941 when Paris was occupied by Germany and it was performed in London in 1950 starring Dirk Bogarde.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_Departure_%28play%29.
Date of transmission: Thursday 17 December 1964
Time: 9.00-10.20pm
Channel: BBC2
Production company: BBC

Director

Donald McWhinnie

Producer

Cedric Messina

Playwright

Jean Anouilh (1910-1987)

Translator

Kitty Black

Composer

Raymond Jones

Musician

Alec Firman (violinist)

Designer

Richard Henry

Script Editor

Rosemary Hill

Cast

Title: Point of Departure (BBC, 1964)
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