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Original language English Originally published 1944 | 4.8/5 Goodreads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date premiered June 1941 (radio version) Similar Operation Clam, Empowered through the Ministry o, But No Brass Funnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fire on the Snow is a verse play by Douglas Stewart about the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott. It premiered on ABC radio on 6 June 1941 to great acclaim.
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Original Production
The original production was produced by Frank Clewlow and was to have starred Peter Finch as Scott, but he joined the army only four days before broadcast, so Frank Harvey replaced him. Clewlow decided to employ a female actor, Ida Osbourne, as narrator to contrast with the all-male cast. No copy of this original production exists.
Subsequent Productions
The play has been performed on radio several times since, including a later production starring Peter Finch for Frank Clelow and one directed by Tyrone Guthrie for the BBC in 1951.
The play was published in 1945.
Original radio cast
References
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