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Fringe Fest mainstay Jem Rolls returns to Winnipeg with a historical biography of Lise Meitner, a German physicist who was key to the discovery of nuclear fission in uranium but never got her due. The Walk in the Snow shines a light on the contributions of women in science and calls into question the importance of academic awards such as the Nobel Prize.
Rolls is a charismatic and engaging performance poet from England who presents a well-researched tale that is packed to the brim with characters — it’s a good idea to grab a copy of the program because it can be difficult to keep everyone straight.
Gestures and simple lighting help make distinctions between scenes, but 60 minutes doesn’t feel like enough time to tell the 90-year story in as much detail as Rolls attempts.
— Eva Wasney
From the Fringe program:
Physicist, fugitive, pioneer. On Christmas Eve 1938, two refugees from the Nazis walk out into the Swedish snow. Sat on a tree trunk, they make a shocking scientific discovery. And the world changes forever.
From the creator of The Inventor of All Things: 5 STARS CBC, Winnipeg Free Press, Edmonton Journal How did a shy Austrian, who graduated high school at 23, open so many doors and achieve so much?
Jem Rolls tells the life of a remarkable and forgotten woman. "I will have nothing to do with a bomb."
Show Length: 60 minutes
Suggested Audience: Parental Guidance
Venue #26 - Creative Manitoba
245 McDermot Ave.
4th Floor
Seating Capacity: 65
Wheelchair accessible
Showtimes
Thu, Jul 18, 2019 – 7:45 PM
Fri, Jul 19, 2019 – 9:30 PM
Sat, Jul 20, 2019 – 6:00 PM
Sun, Jul 21, 2019 – 9:30 PM
Mon, Jul 22, 2019 – 4:15 PM
Tue, Jul 23, 2019 – 7:45 PM
Wed, Jul 24, 2019 – 6:00 PM
Thu, Jul 25, 2019 – 9:30 PM
Fri, Jul 26, 2019 – 4:15 PM
Sat, Jul 27, 2019 – 7:45 PM
Sun, Jul 28, 2019 – 8:15 PM
