This Cold August Light
By Jerome Vincent. The year 1816 saw some extraordinary weather. The climatic conditions and amazing sunsets had a profound effect on artists and writers, including Edgar Allan Poe.
By Jerome Vincent. The year 1816 saw some extraordinary weather, with snow falling and crops failing across Europe and North America. The sunsets, however, were amazing, and the climatic conditions had a profound effect on artists and writers, including Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe ...... Kerry Shale
Young Poe ...... Michael Beveridge
Maunder ...... David Timson
Lily/Edith ...... Alison Pettitt
Laura/Mary Shelley ...... Rachel Atkins
Turner/Mellish ...... Harry Myers
Polidori/Farthing ...... Chris Stanton
Taylor ...... Robin Toller
Organ music composed and performed by Jonathan Ayerst.
Directed by David Blount.
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