A Radio Play by Philip Wade
This play, specially written for the microphone, was broadcast in August, 1933. The first scene of the play is a school playing field, but it soon becomes apparent that far bigger issues than cricket will be involved. The central theme is that of the conflict between individualism and co-operation, and Philip Wade treats this conflict with a keen sense of the dramatic by contrasting the lives of two friends.
Of the original cast, only two appear in this evening's production: Wade himself as a clerk, and Norman Shelley, who played the part of Mr. Bernard in 1933, as Sir William Cray.