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The Dark Is Light Enough

1954 verse play by Christopher Fry

The Dark Is Light Enough is a 1954 verse play by Christopher Fry, which he wrote for Dame Edith Evans and set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.[1][2] It is formally a comedy, but Fry subtitled the play 'A Winter Comedy' to signal its tragic qualities.

Cover first edition, Oxford University Press, 1954 (illustration: Ronald Searle)

The play, directed by Peter Brook, premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in London, UK, in May 1954.[3]

Original London cast

Original Broadway cast

The extended preview season started on Broadway at the ANTA Playhouse on 23 February 1955 and closed on 23 April 1955, after a total of 69 performances. It was directed by Guthrie McClintic.[4]

Adaptations

A 90-minute BBC TV version was broadcast in January 1958, starring Edith Evans as the Countess and Peter Wyngarde as Richard Gettner. It was directed by Stuart Burge.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Christopher Fry". The Independent. 4 July 2005.
  2. [2]
    "The Dark Is Light Enough | Samuel French". www.samuelfrench.co.uk.
  3. [3]
    "Production of The Dark is Light Enough | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. [4]
    "The Dark Is Light Enough – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".
  5. [5]
    "The Dark is Light Enough · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.


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