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The Dark Is Light Enough

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. It is formally a comedy, but Fry subtitled the play 'A Winter Comedy' to signal its tragic qualities.

Original London cast
• Jakob – John Moffatt • Bellmann – Hugh Griffith • Kassel (Doctor) – Peter Bull • Stefan (Son of the Countess) – Peter Barkworth • Bella – Violet Farebrother • Willi – David Spencer • Gelda (Daughter of the Countess) – Margaret Johnston • Richard Gettner – James Donald • Countess Rosmarin Ostenburg – Edith Evans • Colonel Janik – John Glen • Count Peter Zichy – Jack Gwillim • Beppy – George Murcell • Rusti – Patrick Halliday • 1st Soldier – Peter Sallis • 2nd Soldier – Frederick Treves • 3rd Soldier – Churton Fairman ::Source: The Stage. ==Original Broadway 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. • Countess Rosmarin Ostenburg – Katharine Cornell • Richard Gettner – Tyrone Power • Gelda (Daughter of the Countess) – Marian Winters • Colonel Janik – Arnold Moss • Count Peter Zichy – Christopher Plummer • Stefan (Son of the Countess) – Paul Roebling • Kassel (Doctor) – William Podmore • Bella – Eva Condon • Belmann – John Williams • Fourth Soldier – Dario Barri • Third Soldier – Jerome Gardino • Beppy – Ted Gunther • Jakob – Donald Harron • Willi – Charles Macaulay • Rusti, A Hungarian corporal – Sydney Pollack ==Adaptations==
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. ==References==
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