The Widows of Clyth
Donald Campbell
Set in Caithness in 1876 - 1886, the subject of this play is the "Clyth Calamity", in which six fishermen lost their lives. Their widows and 26 children faced a nearly hopeless struggle for survival on these barren shores. Donald Campbell's achievement is that he gives this remarkable historic incident a mythic dimension. It becomes not a tragedy, but a parable of triumph.
Donald Campbell
Set in Caithness in 1876 - 1886, the subject of this play is the "Clyth Calamity", in which six fishermen lost their lives. Their widows and 26 children faced a nearly hopeless struggle for survival on these barren shores. Donald Campbell's achievement is that he gives this remarkable historic incident a mythic dimension. It becomes not a tragedy, but a parable of triumph.
Donald Campbell
Set in Caithness in 1876 - 1886, the subject of this play is the "Clyth Calamity", in which six fishermen lost their lives. Their widows and 26 children faced a nearly hopeless struggle for survival on these barren shores. Donald Campbell's achievement is that he gives this remarkable historic incident a mythic dimension. It becomes not a tragedy, but a parable of triumph.
