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A Wireless War

Hannah Khalil's drama follows Val Gielgud and the 成人快手's company of radio actors as they are evacuated to the countryside in 1939. Recording plays in a stately home is no picnic.

At the outbreak of war in 1939, the 成人快手 evacuated its newly-formed Radio Drama Company of actors, led by Val Gielgud, to Worcestershire. To mark a hundred years of radio drama at the 成人快手, a cast of current and former members of the RDC perform this new drama by Hannah Khalil. So how do you record a play in the stables of a Victorian stately home?

Val Gielgud ..... Carl Prekopp
Laurence ..... Joel MacCormack
Audrey/Wendy ..... Clare Corbett
Pete/Bill ..... Ben Crowe
Gladys ..... Jessica Turner
Leonard ..... John Lightbody
Mary ..... Kitty O鈥橲ullivan
Charles Siepmann ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Warden ..... Tyler Cameron
Marius Goring ..... Josh Bryant-Jones

Sound design by Peter Ringrose with Alison Craig and Mike Etherden
Production Co-ordinator - Maggie Olgiati

Directed by Toby Swift
A 成人快手 Audio production for 成人快手 Radio 4

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44 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Dec 2023 14:15

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Dec 2023 14:15

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