Fram (
Norwegian for
Forward) is a 2008 play by
Tony Harrison. It uses the story of the Norwegian explorer
Fridtjof Nansen's attempt to reach the North Pole, and his subsequent campaign to relieve
famine in the Soviet Union to explore the role of art in a world beset by seemingly greater issues. It is named after
Fram, the ship built for Nansen for his Arctic journey, and subsequently used by
Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole.