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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2, No. 16. August 2, 1939

A Play of the Future

A Play of the Future

It is one of the most significant plays of the whole post-war period and, probably more than any other recent play, points the way to the future of drama. To those associated with the production it would have been worth-while even if there had been no audience but, strange to say, there was an audience, a large one and that on each of the three nights. It would still have been worth-while for the audience even if the difficulties had been too much for the players. The fact is that the difficulties were overcome, that audiences came in large numbers and that youthful and in many cases inexperienced actors and actresses succeeded in catching not only the characters but the spirit of the characters and the unity of the play. The credit is due to Mr. W. J. Scott, the producer, who understands modern drama thoroughly, has a keen eye and ear for the really urgent and important things and, above all, has the ability to enthuse others with his Ideas. Without this enthusiasm there would have been no play, no settings and no characters. His stage-manager, Roy Cowan, is a craftsman and the structural settings were a huge job, and the arrangement most effective.