The Dry Little Thorn

Summary: 1947 BBC live studio production of Gordon Daviot’s biblical play The Dry Little Thorn.
Theatre play: The Dry Little Thorn by Gordon Daviot (1896-1952) [more information]
Play synopsis: Biblical play. ‘The far-away, long-ago story of Abraham and those two women, Sara and Hagar - the one his wife without child, the other the serving-maid who, in the convention of those spacious times (and what a gift to the dramatist!) was permitted by the wife to present Abraham with an heir.' (The Scanner, ‘The First "Eternal Triangle" ', Radio Times, 29 August 1947, p. 29.)
Production history: Produced in London in 1947. The play previewed at the Stratford Memorial Theatre in October 1947, a month after the television production.
Date of transmission: Thursday 4 September 1947
Time: 8.30-10.00pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Michael Barry

Playwright

Gordon Daviot (1896-1952)

Adapted for Television by

Michael Barry

Sets / Settings

Stephen Bundy

Costume Designer

Stephen Bundy

Cast

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