THE KID WAS A SPY
jem rolls / big word
True story.
New York, 1944. Ted Hall, 19, the youngest Physicist in Oppenheimer's Atomic Bomb Project, asks himself the mighty big question: will the world be safer after the War if he gives atomic secrets to the Russians?
And he does.
From teenage friendship to stark treason. From the idyll of young love to the murky world of spies. From high science to Hiroshima. And from big decision to deep consequence.
What happens when the walls start closing in?
Written and performed by Jem Rolls.
The creator of THE INVENTOR OF ALL THINGS: ***** Edmonton Journal, ***** StarPhoenix. And THE WALK IN THE SNOW: ***** CBC, ***** Global.
One of the founders of Edinburgh's free fringe. More Fringe Festivals than anyone else this century.
45+ Five Star reviews. 200+ Four Star reviews. This is his twentieth Fringe tour.
...
Did Ted save the world?
Key Themes: true, historical, spies, idealism, love
New York, 1944. Ted Hall, 19, the youngest Physicist in Oppenheimer's Atomic Bomb Project, asks himself the mighty big question: will the world be safer after the War if he gives atomic secrets to the Russians?
And he does.
From teenage friendship to stark treason. From the idyll of young love to the murky world of spies. From high science to Hiroshima. And from big decision to deep consequence.
What happens when the walls start closing in?
Written and performed by Jem Rolls.
The creator of THE INVENTOR OF ALL THINGS: ***** Edmonton Journal, ***** StarPhoenix. And THE WALK IN THE SNOW: ***** CBC, ***** Global.
One of the founders of Edinburgh's free fringe. More Fringe Festivals than anyone else this century.
45+ Five Star reviews. 200+ Four Star reviews. This is his twentieth Fringe tour.
...
Did Ted save the world?
Key Themes: true, historical, spies, idealism, love
