A play for Broadcasting by HORTON GIDDY
The main action of the play takes place on board a British Destroyer which is lying at anchor in a tropical bay where, except for native fishing craft, the only other vessel is a foreign cruiser. It is an hour before sunset when the play opens.
The Voices heard are
Also Newsboys, Restaurant Customers, Street Criers., Travellers by Train, etc., etc.
The production by PETER CRESWELL
This short play by Horton Giddy , which was first broadcast last January, deals with an entirely imaginary situation-the presentation by Britain of an ultimatum to a foreign Power-as that situation affects one remote corner of the world. The scene is set on board a British destroyer, and the author knows the life of the Navy and the types with whom he deals.
In the Shadow is not designed as propaganda for any cause. It is simply a ' thriller -rather different from the ordinary thriller, of course-that sets out to make listeners hold their breath up to the last tense moment.
This play will be repeated in the Regional programme tomorrow night at 9,15