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.
The play, directed by Peter Brook, premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in London in May 1954.
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."London Theatres", The Stage, 6 May 1954, p. 9
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 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.
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