Comments on: Radio Drama http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/ Thoughts and musings on theatre, especially in Britain Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: ahepburn http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-713 ahepburn Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:05:21 +0000 http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-713 fyi - Tanik Gupta's Rudolpho's Zest was broadcast Sunday April 6th on Radio3 with the following cast: Rudolpho ...... Ray Panthaki Mel ...... Lyndsey Marshal Susan ...... Adjoa Andoh Sita ...... Manjinder Virk Firoz ...... Paul Bhattacharjee Mahesh ...... Paul Bazely Charles Darwin ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Alice ...... Clare Corbett Ghandi ...... Sam Dastor Nasreen ...... Sakuntala Ramanee Lord Williams ...... Robert Maskell Colonel Fitzherbert ...... Peter Marinker Charles ...... Ben Onwukwe Maid ...... Liz Sutherland Babulal ...... Gagan Sharma Young Rudolpho ...... Alex Miller It was preceded by Frayn's translation of Chekhov's Swan Song with Paul Scofield as the actor and Alec McCowen as the prompter - recorded in 2006 and rebroadcast as a tribute to the late Paul Scofield Also the Saturday play was another excellent piece by Gregory Burke - Shell Shocked with John Buick, Angus McInnes, Paul Young, John Kielty, Richard Greenwood, and Jordan Young; Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane All of these are available on the i-player for 7 days. - A very good weekend for radio drama, especially with the addition of pt 1 of 6 of A Dance to the Music of Time adapted from Anthony Powell's novel as the new Classic Serial on Radio4, and Part one of The Norman Conquests on BBC7. Angus fyi - Tanik Gupta’s Rudolpho’s Zest was broadcast Sunday April 6th on Radio3 with the following cast:
Rudolpho …… Ray Panthaki
Mel …… Lyndsey Marshal
Susan …… Adjoa Andoh
Sita …… Manjinder Virk
Firoz …… Paul Bhattacharjee
Mahesh …… Paul Bazely
Charles Darwin …… Geoffrey Whitehead
Alice …… Clare Corbett
Ghandi …… Sam Dastor
Nasreen …… Sakuntala Ramanee
Lord Williams …… Robert Maskell
Colonel Fitzherbert …… Peter Marinker
Charles …… Ben Onwukwe
Maid …… Liz Sutherland
Babulal …… Gagan Sharma
Young Rudolpho …… Alex Miller
It was preceded by Frayn’s translation of Chekhov’s Swan Song with Paul Scofield as the actor and Alec McCowen as the prompter - recorded in 2006 and rebroadcast as a tribute to the late Paul Scofield

Also the Saturday play was another excellent piece by Gregory Burke - Shell Shocked
with
John Buick, Angus McInnes, Paul Young, John Kielty, Richard Greenwood, and Jordan Young; Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane
All of these are available on the i-player for 7 days. - A very good weekend for radio drama, especially with the addition of pt 1 of 6 of A Dance to the Music of Time adapted from Anthony Powell’s novel as the new Classic Serial on Radio4, and Part one of The Norman Conquests on BBC7.

Angus

]]> By: Mariele http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-711 Mariele Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:42:56 +0000 http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-711 Hello there, What an interesting article! I am an avid supporter of all things radio drama, and thought you might be interested in writing about www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk - The Wireless Theatre Company produces a wide range of quality audio plays which are available to download free of charge. The aim is to foster new writing and acting talent, while bringing audio theatre to the ‘ipod’ generation and keeping this fantastic medium alive in an age preoccupied with complex graphics and extreme action. In February, The Wireless Theatre Company secured entertainment legend Nicholas Parsons as patron, recording an inspiring interview with him which is available to download on the site. Last week, the company recorded a new comedy by Stuart Price, starring Prunella Scales, who has continually asserted her support of this exciting venture. If you would be interested in speaking to The Wireless Theatre Company or if you would like any further information about the company we would all be delighted to help spread the word! Video killed the radio star? Not a chance!! Mariele Hello there,

What an interesting article! I am an avid supporter of all things radio drama, and thought you might be interested in writing about www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk - The Wireless Theatre Company produces a wide range of quality audio plays which are available to download free of charge. The aim is to foster new writing and acting talent, while bringing audio theatre to the ‘ipod’ generation and keeping this fantastic medium alive in an age preoccupied with complex graphics and extreme action.

In February, The Wireless Theatre Company secured entertainment legend Nicholas Parsons as patron, recording an inspiring interview with him which is available to download on the site. Last week, the company recorded a new comedy by Stuart Price, starring Prunella Scales, who has continually asserted her support of this exciting venture.

If you would be interested in speaking to The Wireless Theatre Company or if you would like any further information about the company we would all be delighted to help spread the word!

Video killed the radio star? Not a chance!!

Mariele

]]> By: Lukasz Borowiec http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-710 Lukasz Borowiec Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:24:24 +0000 http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-710 I would personally be delighted if there was a place devoted to radio drama on the site. I'm a keen listener of BBC Radio Drama and I really miss some more information on the beautiful art of audio theatre. I'd like to add that I'm a PhD student of English from Poland where radio drama has a long tradition, although recently its popularity has been, unfortunately, declining quite rapidly. I don't know if this is the right place to write it, but I would be very much interested in helping to develop the part of the site concerned with radio drama, if, of course, there is such a possibility. I would personally be delighted if there was a place devoted to radio drama on the site. I’m a keen listener of BBC Radio Drama and I really miss some more information on the beautiful art of audio theatre. I’d like to add that I’m a PhD student of English from Poland where radio drama has a long tradition, although recently its popularity has been, unfortunately, declining quite rapidly. I don’t know if this is the right place to write it, but I would be very much interested in helping to develop the part of the site concerned with radio drama, if, of course, there is such a possibility.

]]> By: ahepburn http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-709 ahepburn Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:54:06 +0000 http://blog.britishtheatreguide.info/2008/03/28/radio-drama/#comment-709 As a training ground for writers, Radio is a gold mine. I listen (and record) all the afternoon theatres, Saturday plays, Friday plays and Radio 3 drama. Radio 3 especially with the main play weekly (many times recordings of the latest work on the west end stage - eg Rock and Roll, Black Watch etc) not to mention "the Wire' which monthly plays new and sometimes very experimental work are well worth keeping an ear on. Stoppard's last birthday was celebrated with a collection of his best work (including a new version of R&G), the late Peter Tinniswood has written wonderful dramas for many of the country's leading actors, and my own favourite - David Pownell - writes more for radio than for theatre. Of course, some of the output is light but there is much of the more meaty variety to listen to. The Schiller "Mary Stuart" that started life in Sheffield (I believe) and then moved to London was broadcast just about the time of its move. "Gagarin Way" was one play I first heard on the radio and then managed to catch on the last performance of its London run. So I agree that reviews and/or notifications of new radio drama would be a very worthwhile addition to the site. Angus Hepburn As a training ground for writers, Radio is a gold mine. I listen (and record) all the afternoon theatres, Saturday plays, Friday plays and Radio 3 drama. Radio 3 especially with the main play weekly (many times recordings of the latest work on the west end stage - eg Rock and Roll, Black Watch etc) not to mention “the Wire’ which monthly plays new and sometimes very experimental work are well worth keeping an ear on. Stoppard’s last birthday was celebrated with a collection of his best work (including a new version of R&G), the late Peter Tinniswood has written wonderful dramas for many of the country’s leading actors, and my own favourite - David Pownell - writes more for radio than for theatre.
Of course, some of the output is light but there is much of the more meaty variety to listen to. The Schiller “Mary Stuart” that started life in Sheffield (I believe) and then moved to London was broadcast just about the time of its move. “Gagarin Way” was one play I first heard on the radio and then managed to catch on the last performance of its London run.
So I agree that reviews and/or notifications of new radio drama would be a very worthwhile addition to the site.
Angus Hepburn

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