Halifax professor stages grandfather's unproduced play next month

A Halifax professor, Karen Harper, discovered an unproduced play by her grandfather, Wallace Russell Harper, in her parents' attic. The play, written in the 1950s under the pseudonym Henry Latimer, explores themes of nuclear energy and humor. After reading the play, Harper sought to produce it. Initially unsuccessful in Halifax, she contacted the University of Cambridge, where students agreed to stage it. The play, titled "Not for a Cat: A Play for the Nuclear Age," will premiere on April 5. This marks the first time the play will be performed, nearly 70 years after it was written. Harper plans to attend the premiere and participate in a discussion about the play's historical and scientific context.