Snowed up with a Duchess

Apr 21, 2024, 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Snowed up with a Duchess.
by C.A.Castell
Adapted for radio by Jan Nary
Presented by Redland Museum & Theatre Redlands
Produced for The National Trust, Australian Heritage Festival 2024.
A theatrical gem discovered by the Museum’s Librarian, Liz Blumson, C. A. Castell’s Snowed up with a Duchess is a light and lovely “mistaken-identity” piece, set in pre-World War 1 England. While essentially a drawing room comedietta, underneath the comedy there’s a sharp observation of changes rippling through world politics – and even through such unshakeable institutions as the British class system. There’s a snowstorm, a duchess, a housekeeper, a dressmaker –sorry, couturière – and a social climber. What could go wrong?