1antimuzak
Sunday 12th February 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
The Duchess of Malfi
Based on a true story, Webster's classic shifts from gentle romanticism to deepest, darkest cruelty. This visceral audio production intercuts the music of Jimi Hendrix and Laura Marling.
The Duchess of Malfi - Pippa Nixon
Bosola - Shaun Dooley
Antonio - Sandy Grierson
Ferdinand - Alexander Cobb
Cardinal - Jonathan Keeble
Delio/Pilgrim - Kevin Harvey
Cariola/Julia - Jenny Platt
Silvio/Pilgrim - Rupert Hill
Doctor - Lloyd Hutchinson
Original songs arranged and composed by Jules Maxwell and sung by Shaun Dooley and Jules Maxwell.
Introduction by Professor Emma Smith from Hertford College, Oxford.
Abridged and adapted by Pauline Harris and Emma Smith.
Directed by Pauline Harris.
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
The Duchess of Malfi
Based on a true story, Webster's classic shifts from gentle romanticism to deepest, darkest cruelty. This visceral audio production intercuts the music of Jimi Hendrix and Laura Marling.
The Duchess of Malfi - Pippa Nixon
Bosola - Shaun Dooley
Antonio - Sandy Grierson
Ferdinand - Alexander Cobb
Cardinal - Jonathan Keeble
Delio/Pilgrim - Kevin Harvey
Cariola/Julia - Jenny Platt
Silvio/Pilgrim - Rupert Hill
Doctor - Lloyd Hutchinson
Original songs arranged and composed by Jules Maxwell and sung by Shaun Dooley and Jules Maxwell.
Introduction by Professor Emma Smith from Hertford College, Oxford.
Abridged and adapted by Pauline Harris and Emma Smith.
Directed by Pauline Harris.
2antimuzak
Sunday 26th March 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:25 (1 hour and 55 minutes long)
Two Noble Kinsmen.
Co-written with John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen is commonly considered Shakespeare’s last play centring on the common theme of love, betrayal and disguise.
On the day planned for his wedding to Hippolyta, Duke Theseus of Athens is petitioned by three queens to go to war against King Creon of Thebes, who has deprived their dead husbands of proper burial rites. In Thebes, the 'two noble kinsmen', Palamon and Arcite, realize that their own hatred of Creon's tyranny must be put aside while their native city is in danger, but in spite of their valour in battle it is Theseus who is victorious. Imprisoned in Athens, the cousins catch sight of Hippolyta's sister, Emilia, and both fall instantly in love with her. Arcite is set free, but disguises himself rather than return to Thebes, while Palamon escapes with the help of the Jailer's Daughter, who loves him. Meeting each other, the kinsmen agree that mortal combat between them must decide the issue, but they are discovered by Theseus who is persuaded to revoke his sentence of death and instead decrees that a tournament shall decide which cousin is to be married to the indecisive Emilia and which is to lose his head. The Jailer's Daughter has been driven mad by unrequited love, but accepts her former suitor when he pretends to be Palamon. Before the tournament Arcite makes a lengthy invocation to Mars, while Palamon prays to Venus and Emilia to Diana – for victory to go to the one who loves her best. Although Arcite triumphs, he is thrown from his horse before the death sentence on Palamon can be carried out, and with his last breath bequeaths Emilia to his friend.
JAILER'S DAUGHTER ..... Lyndsey Marshal
EMILIA ..... Kate Phillips
PALAMON ..... Blake Ritson
ARCITE ..... Nikesh Patel
THESEUS ..... Ray Fearon
HIPPOLYTA ..... Emma Fielding
JAILER ..... Hugh Ross
PIRITHIOUS ..... Daniel Ryan
WOOER ..... Oliver Chris
QUEEN 1 ..... Susan Salmon
QUEEN 2 ..... Sara Markland
QUEEN 3/DOCTOR ..... Jane Whittenshaw
COUNTRYMAN 1/FRIEND ..... Sam Dale
ARTESIUS/COUNTRYMAN 2 ..... Carl Prekopp
VALERIUS ..... Pip Donaghy
All other parts played by members of the company.
Music composed and performed by Tom Glenister and sung by Emma Mackey and Tom Glenister.
Adapted by Sara Davies
Directed by Celia de Wolff
Sound Design: David Thomas
Production Co-ordinator Sarah Tombling
Time: 19:30 to 21:25 (1 hour and 55 minutes long)
Two Noble Kinsmen.
Co-written with John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen is commonly considered Shakespeare’s last play centring on the common theme of love, betrayal and disguise.
On the day planned for his wedding to Hippolyta, Duke Theseus of Athens is petitioned by three queens to go to war against King Creon of Thebes, who has deprived their dead husbands of proper burial rites. In Thebes, the 'two noble kinsmen', Palamon and Arcite, realize that their own hatred of Creon's tyranny must be put aside while their native city is in danger, but in spite of their valour in battle it is Theseus who is victorious. Imprisoned in Athens, the cousins catch sight of Hippolyta's sister, Emilia, and both fall instantly in love with her. Arcite is set free, but disguises himself rather than return to Thebes, while Palamon escapes with the help of the Jailer's Daughter, who loves him. Meeting each other, the kinsmen agree that mortal combat between them must decide the issue, but they are discovered by Theseus who is persuaded to revoke his sentence of death and instead decrees that a tournament shall decide which cousin is to be married to the indecisive Emilia and which is to lose his head. The Jailer's Daughter has been driven mad by unrequited love, but accepts her former suitor when he pretends to be Palamon. Before the tournament Arcite makes a lengthy invocation to Mars, while Palamon prays to Venus and Emilia to Diana – for victory to go to the one who loves her best. Although Arcite triumphs, he is thrown from his horse before the death sentence on Palamon can be carried out, and with his last breath bequeaths Emilia to his friend.
JAILER'S DAUGHTER ..... Lyndsey Marshal
EMILIA ..... Kate Phillips
PALAMON ..... Blake Ritson
ARCITE ..... Nikesh Patel
THESEUS ..... Ray Fearon
HIPPOLYTA ..... Emma Fielding
JAILER ..... Hugh Ross
PIRITHIOUS ..... Daniel Ryan
WOOER ..... Oliver Chris
QUEEN 1 ..... Susan Salmon
QUEEN 2 ..... Sara Markland
QUEEN 3/DOCTOR ..... Jane Whittenshaw
COUNTRYMAN 1/FRIEND ..... Sam Dale
ARTESIUS/COUNTRYMAN 2 ..... Carl Prekopp
VALERIUS ..... Pip Donaghy
All other parts played by members of the company.
Music composed and performed by Tom Glenister and sung by Emma Mackey and Tom Glenister.
Adapted by Sara Davies
Directed by Celia de Wolff
Sound Design: David Thomas
Production Co-ordinator Sarah Tombling
3antimuzak
Sunday 16th April 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:20 (1 hour and 50 minutes long)
Henry IV, Part 1
by William Shakespeare
Rebellion is brewing in Britain.
King Henry must reunite his country but how when even his own family is divided?
As Henry's rule is threatened his son Hal appears unconcerned, wasting his time in the company of the comically corrupt Falstaff and common thieves, apparently more interested in play than the politics of state. Yet what kind of leadership is needed to unite the country might well be found in the taverns of Eastcheap as within the Palace of Westminster.
King Henry ..... Iain Glen
Falstaff ..... Toby Jones
Hal ..... Luke Thompson
Hotspur ..... Tom Glynn-Carney
Worcester .....Mark Bonnar
Lady Percy .....Natalie Simpson
Glendower ..... Steffan Rhodri
Lady Mortimer ..... Bettrys Jones
Westmoreland ..... Roger Ringrose
Northumberland/Douglas ..... John Dougall
Bardolph/ Sir Walter Blunt ..... John Lightbody
Peto/Sherriff/Vernon ..... Sargon Yelda
John/Mortimer ..... Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Poins/Messenger ..... Hasan Dixon
Mistress Quickly ..... Elizabeth Counsell
Music composed by John Nicholls.
Adapted and directed by Sally Avens.
Time: 19:30 to 21:20 (1 hour and 50 minutes long)
Henry IV, Part 1
by William Shakespeare
Rebellion is brewing in Britain.
King Henry must reunite his country but how when even his own family is divided?
As Henry's rule is threatened his son Hal appears unconcerned, wasting his time in the company of the comically corrupt Falstaff and common thieves, apparently more interested in play than the politics of state. Yet what kind of leadership is needed to unite the country might well be found in the taverns of Eastcheap as within the Palace of Westminster.
King Henry ..... Iain Glen
Falstaff ..... Toby Jones
Hal ..... Luke Thompson
Hotspur ..... Tom Glynn-Carney
Worcester .....Mark Bonnar
Lady Percy .....Natalie Simpson
Glendower ..... Steffan Rhodri
Lady Mortimer ..... Bettrys Jones
Westmoreland ..... Roger Ringrose
Northumberland/Douglas ..... John Dougall
Bardolph/ Sir Walter Blunt ..... John Lightbody
Peto/Sherriff/Vernon ..... Sargon Yelda
John/Mortimer ..... Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Poins/Messenger ..... Hasan Dixon
Mistress Quickly ..... Elizabeth Counsell
Music composed by John Nicholls.
Adapted and directed by Sally Avens.
4antimuzak
Sunday 23rd April 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (2 hours long)
Henry IV (Part 2).
The king may have won the battle of Shrewsbury, but civil war still rages across a divided country and the royal family itself is at odds. Henry is ailing and remains uncertain of his son's unruly ways, not knowing if Harry is ready to take up the responsibilities of kingship when the time comes. Sally Avens directs her own adaptation of William Shakespeare's history play, starring James Purefoy, with Luke Thompson and Toby Jones.
Director: Sally Avens
Starring: James Purefoy, Luke Thompson, Toby Jones, Peter Sullivan, James Fleet, Dominic Coleman
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (2 hours long)
Henry IV (Part 2).
The king may have won the battle of Shrewsbury, but civil war still rages across a divided country and the royal family itself is at odds. Henry is ailing and remains uncertain of his son's unruly ways, not knowing if Harry is ready to take up the responsibilities of kingship when the time comes. Sally Avens directs her own adaptation of William Shakespeare's history play, starring James Purefoy, with Luke Thompson and Toby Jones.
Director: Sally Avens
Starring: James Purefoy, Luke Thompson, Toby Jones, Peter Sullivan, James Fleet, Dominic Coleman
5antimuzak
Sunday 30th April 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:10 (1 hour and 40 minutes long)
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is considered to be one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays.
The Plot
Two young men, Valentine and Proteus, make their way from Verona to Milan. Valentine's father is sending him to take a position in the Duke of Milan's court, and Proteus accompanies him reluctantly, not wanting to leave his beloved Julia. While in Milan, Valentine falls for the Duke's daughter, Silvia.. Silvia is betrothed to Thurio, a wealthy courtier, although Silvia prefers Valentine. The two decide to elope, and Valentine confides in Proteus; Proteus, however, has fallen in love himself with Silvia. In order to get Valentine out of the way, Proteus tells the Duke of Valentine’s feelings and he is banished and Silvia is sent to a jail, and Proteus becomes the Duke’s confidante in matters concerning Thurio and Silvia.
Valentine joins a band of outlaws and is elected their leader. Julia disguised as a boy page enters Milan in search of Proteus, who is trying unsuccessfully to woo Silvia on the sly. Silvia, on the other hand, still longs for Valentine, and cares nothing for Proteus or Thurio. Julia, ironically now in service as a page to Proteus, becomes an intermediary between Proteus and Silvia. Silvia finally tires of the situation and escapes Milan in search of Valentine. As fate would have it, Silvia is captured by Valentine's band of outlaws.
The Duke soon learns of Silvia's escape, and he, Proteus, and Thurio all set off to rescue her. Proteus finds Silvia before the outlaws can bring her to Valentine. Valentine encounters them as Proteus makes the case for his love to Silvia; the two confront and eventually make peace with each other. In a gesture of reconciliation, Valentine even offers Silvia to Proteus, which causes Julia (who is still disguised as the page) to faint and Proteus recognizes her, much to his shame. The Duke and Thurio arrive but Thurio backs off his claim to Silvia when challenged by Valentine. As the play ends, Valentine gets Silvia with the Duke's approval, Proteus and Julia are reconciled, and the Duke grants a pardon to the band of outlaws.
JULIA ..... Lyndsey Marshal
SILVIA ..... Kate Phillips
PROTEUS ..... Blake Ritson
VALENTINE ..... Nikesh Patel
SPEED ..... Ray Fearon
LUCETTA ..... Emma Fielding
DUKE ..... Hugh Ross
PANTHINO .....Daniel Ryan
THURIO ..... Oliver Chris
HOST ..... Sara Markland
LAUNCE ..... Sam Dale
EGLAMOUR ..... Carl Prekopp
ANTONIO ..... Pip Donaghy
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted for Radio by Sara Davies
Sound design by David Thomas
Directed by Celia de Wolff
Time: 19:30 to 21:10 (1 hour and 40 minutes long)
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is considered to be one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays.
The Plot
Two young men, Valentine and Proteus, make their way from Verona to Milan. Valentine's father is sending him to take a position in the Duke of Milan's court, and Proteus accompanies him reluctantly, not wanting to leave his beloved Julia. While in Milan, Valentine falls for the Duke's daughter, Silvia.. Silvia is betrothed to Thurio, a wealthy courtier, although Silvia prefers Valentine. The two decide to elope, and Valentine confides in Proteus; Proteus, however, has fallen in love himself with Silvia. In order to get Valentine out of the way, Proteus tells the Duke of Valentine’s feelings and he is banished and Silvia is sent to a jail, and Proteus becomes the Duke’s confidante in matters concerning Thurio and Silvia.
Valentine joins a band of outlaws and is elected their leader. Julia disguised as a boy page enters Milan in search of Proteus, who is trying unsuccessfully to woo Silvia on the sly. Silvia, on the other hand, still longs for Valentine, and cares nothing for Proteus or Thurio. Julia, ironically now in service as a page to Proteus, becomes an intermediary between Proteus and Silvia. Silvia finally tires of the situation and escapes Milan in search of Valentine. As fate would have it, Silvia is captured by Valentine's band of outlaws.
The Duke soon learns of Silvia's escape, and he, Proteus, and Thurio all set off to rescue her. Proteus finds Silvia before the outlaws can bring her to Valentine. Valentine encounters them as Proteus makes the case for his love to Silvia; the two confront and eventually make peace with each other. In a gesture of reconciliation, Valentine even offers Silvia to Proteus, which causes Julia (who is still disguised as the page) to faint and Proteus recognizes her, much to his shame. The Duke and Thurio arrive but Thurio backs off his claim to Silvia when challenged by Valentine. As the play ends, Valentine gets Silvia with the Duke's approval, Proteus and Julia are reconciled, and the Duke grants a pardon to the band of outlaws.
JULIA ..... Lyndsey Marshal
SILVIA ..... Kate Phillips
PROTEUS ..... Blake Ritson
VALENTINE ..... Nikesh Patel
SPEED ..... Ray Fearon
LUCETTA ..... Emma Fielding
DUKE ..... Hugh Ross
PANTHINO .....Daniel Ryan
THURIO ..... Oliver Chris
HOST ..... Sara Markland
LAUNCE ..... Sam Dale
EGLAMOUR ..... Carl Prekopp
ANTONIO ..... Pip Donaghy
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted for Radio by Sara Davies
Sound design by David Thomas
Directed by Celia de Wolff
6antimuzak
Sunday 7th May 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
She Stoops to Conquer.
Barunka O'Shaughnessy's adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's comedy of class and clever women to marks the play's 250th anniversary, starring Robert Bathurst, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Mathew Baynton and Hugh Skinner.
Director: Emma Harding
Starring: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Robert Bathurst, Lisa Palfrey, Ben McGregor, Mathew Baynton, Hugh Skinner
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
She Stoops to Conquer.
Barunka O'Shaughnessy's adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's comedy of class and clever women to marks the play's 250th anniversary, starring Robert Bathurst, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Mathew Baynton and Hugh Skinner.
Director: Emma Harding
Starring: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Robert Bathurst, Lisa Palfrey, Ben McGregor, Mathew Baynton, Hugh Skinner
7antimuzak
Sunday 28th May 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Black Water.
David Tushingham's translation of the play by Roland Schimmelpfennig, which is about the meeting of the children of Turkish migrant workers and a group of young middle-class Germans on a night at an outdoor pool, and the fall-out 20 years on. Starring Chloe Sommer, Amanda Bright, Jack Bence and Razak Osman.
Director: Jonathan Banatvala
Starring: Chloe Sommer, Amanda Bright, Jack Bence, Razak Osman, Joshua Riley, Atilla Akinci
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Black Water.
David Tushingham's translation of the play by Roland Schimmelpfennig, which is about the meeting of the children of Turkish migrant workers and a group of young middle-class Germans on a night at an outdoor pool, and the fall-out 20 years on. Starring Chloe Sommer, Amanda Bright, Jack Bence and Razak Osman.
Director: Jonathan Banatvala
Starring: Chloe Sommer, Amanda Bright, Jack Bence, Razak Osman, Joshua Riley, Atilla Akinci
8antimuzak
Sunday 4th June 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Doctor Faustus.
A man sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for 24 years of knowledge, power and pleasure. Emma Harding's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's tragedy, starring John Heffernan, Pearl Mackie, Frances Tomelty and Tim McMullan. Music composed and directed by Joseph Howard, and performed by the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments.
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Doctor Faustus.
A man sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for 24 years of knowledge, power and pleasure. Emma Harding's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's tragedy, starring John Heffernan, Pearl Mackie, Frances Tomelty and Tim McMullan. Music composed and directed by Joseph Howard, and performed by the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments.
9antimuzak
Sunday 2nd July 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Emperor and Galilean. Part 1: Young Julian. Episode 1.
First of a two-part adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play set in the fourth century AD, which tells the story of Emperor Julian the Apostate and his failed attempt to abolish Christianity in the Roman Empire. Starring Freddie Fox and Sian Phillips. Adapted by Ben Power from literal translations by Anne-Marie Stanton and Marie Wells.
(Episode 1)
Director: Carl Prekopp
Starring: Freddie Fox, Siân Phillips, Jonathan Forbes, Samuel James, Nye Occomore, Gabrielle Brooks
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Emperor and Galilean. Part 1: Young Julian. Episode 1.
First of a two-part adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play set in the fourth century AD, which tells the story of Emperor Julian the Apostate and his failed attempt to abolish Christianity in the Roman Empire. Starring Freddie Fox and Sian Phillips. Adapted by Ben Power from literal translations by Anne-Marie Stanton and Marie Wells.
(Episode 1)
Director: Carl Prekopp
Starring: Freddie Fox, Siân Phillips, Jonathan Forbes, Samuel James, Nye Occomore, Gabrielle Brooks
10antimuzak
Sunday 9th July 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Emperor and Galilean. Part 2: Emperor Julian. Episode 2.
In the aftermath of his wife's murder, Julian is proclaimed emperor. Conclusion of the adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play set in the fourth century AD, which tells the story of Emperor Julian the Apostate and his failed attempt to abolish Christianity in the Roman Empire. Starring Freddie Fox and Sian Phillips. Adapted by Ben Power from literal translations by Anne-Marie Stanton and Marie Wells.
(Episode 2)
Director: Carl Prekopp
Starring: Freddie Fox, Siân Phillips, Jonathan Forbes, Samuel James, Nye Occomore, Gerard McDermott
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Emperor and Galilean. Part 2: Emperor Julian. Episode 2.
In the aftermath of his wife's murder, Julian is proclaimed emperor. Conclusion of the adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play set in the fourth century AD, which tells the story of Emperor Julian the Apostate and his failed attempt to abolish Christianity in the Roman Empire. Starring Freddie Fox and Sian Phillips. Adapted by Ben Power from literal translations by Anne-Marie Stanton and Marie Wells.
(Episode 2)
Director: Carl Prekopp
Starring: Freddie Fox, Siân Phillips, Jonathan Forbes, Samuel James, Nye Occomore, Gerard McDermott
11antimuzak
Sunday 8th October 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Drama on 3: The Miser.
Toby Jones, Holli Dempsey and Mathew Baynton star in Barunka O'Shaughnessy's adaptation of French dramatist Molière's play of secrets, lies and obsessive greed. With musical arrangements by Joe Atkins, and sound design by Nigel Lewis.
Director: Emma Harding
Starring: Toby Jones, Holli Dempsey, Francois Pandolfo, Mathew Baynton, Keiron Self, Cecilia Noble
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Drama on 3: The Miser.
Toby Jones, Holli Dempsey and Mathew Baynton star in Barunka O'Shaughnessy's adaptation of French dramatist Molière's play of secrets, lies and obsessive greed. With musical arrangements by Joe Atkins, and sound design by Nigel Lewis.
Director: Emma Harding
Starring: Toby Jones, Holli Dempsey, Francois Pandolfo, Mathew Baynton, Keiron Self, Cecilia Noble
12antimuzak
Sunday 15th October 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (2 hours long)
The Tempest.
An environmentally-inflected production of Shakespeare's play, exploring the relationship between humanity, the environment and people's connection with nature. An all-Scottish cast is led by Ian McDiarmid as Prospero in this play of magic, romance and revenge, situated within the context of our current global climate crisis. Audiences are transported to Prospero's island of chaos and disorder; the island is 'full of noises' and the play's cataclysmic opening storm is created out of news items about the climate emergency. As Shakespeare's most musical play, original Scottish music composed by Pippa Murphy interweaves throughout - to ethereal and magical effect, - enhanced by Ariel's songs realised in binaural sound.
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
Starring: Ian McDiarmid, Joseph Arkley, Maggie Bain, Maureen Beattie, Sandy Grierson, John MacKay
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (2 hours long)
The Tempest.
An environmentally-inflected production of Shakespeare's play, exploring the relationship between humanity, the environment and people's connection with nature. An all-Scottish cast is led by Ian McDiarmid as Prospero in this play of magic, romance and revenge, situated within the context of our current global climate crisis. Audiences are transported to Prospero's island of chaos and disorder; the island is 'full of noises' and the play's cataclysmic opening storm is created out of news items about the climate emergency. As Shakespeare's most musical play, original Scottish music composed by Pippa Murphy interweaves throughout - to ethereal and magical effect, - enhanced by Ariel's songs realised in binaural sound.
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
Starring: Ian McDiarmid, Joseph Arkley, Maggie Bain, Maureen Beattie, Sandy Grierson, John MacKay
13antimuzak
Sunday 29th October 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (2 hours long)
Hamlet Noir.
Shakespeare's timeless tragedy takes on a Scandi Noir twist in this new adaptation by Charlotte Melen that interweaves the original text with a detective narrative. With an all-Scandinavian cast and set in present day Denmark, the story unfolds against a backdrop of brooding landscapes and intense power struggles. Prince Hamlet, torn between madness and grief, is on a relentless quest to avenge his father's murder. Meanwhile, tenacious detectiv Eva Holm investigates the suspicious deaths at the Danish court, but as she slowly unearths the truth and Hamlet edges closer to ultimate catharsis, both find themselves entangled in a web of treachery and corruption. Starring Hjalte Ilsoe Gustavussen and Charlotte Melen. Recorded on location in Denmark, with the opening scenes captured at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore.
Director: Carl Prekopp
Starring: Hjalte Ilsoe Gustavussen, Iben Hjejle, Morten Burian, Gina Marchwinski, Henrik Birch, Ari Alexander
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (2 hours long)
Hamlet Noir.
Shakespeare's timeless tragedy takes on a Scandi Noir twist in this new adaptation by Charlotte Melen that interweaves the original text with a detective narrative. With an all-Scandinavian cast and set in present day Denmark, the story unfolds against a backdrop of brooding landscapes and intense power struggles. Prince Hamlet, torn between madness and grief, is on a relentless quest to avenge his father's murder. Meanwhile, tenacious detectiv Eva Holm investigates the suspicious deaths at the Danish court, but as she slowly unearths the truth and Hamlet edges closer to ultimate catharsis, both find themselves entangled in a web of treachery and corruption. Starring Hjalte Ilsoe Gustavussen and Charlotte Melen. Recorded on location in Denmark, with the opening scenes captured at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore.
Director: Carl Prekopp
Starring: Hjalte Ilsoe Gustavussen, Iben Hjejle, Morten Burian, Gina Marchwinski, Henrik Birch, Ari Alexander
14antimuzak
Sunday 12th November 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:05 (1 hour and 35 minutes long)
The Spanish Tragedy.
Pauline Harris and Emma Smith's adaptation of Thomas Kyd's bloody Elizabethan revenge play. Spain is in the middle of a peace treaty with Portugal when Marshall Hieronimo is forced down a brutal path of vengeance from which there is no return. With an introduction by Professor Emma Smith from Hertford College, Oxford. Starring Robert Glenister and Joanna Vanderham.
Director: Pauline Harris
Starring: Robert Glenister, Sandy Grierson, Joanna Vanderham, Michael Bertenshaw, Jonathan Keeble, John Lightbody
Time: 19:30 to 21:05 (1 hour and 35 minutes long)
The Spanish Tragedy.
Pauline Harris and Emma Smith's adaptation of Thomas Kyd's bloody Elizabethan revenge play. Spain is in the middle of a peace treaty with Portugal when Marshall Hieronimo is forced down a brutal path of vengeance from which there is no return. With an introduction by Professor Emma Smith from Hertford College, Oxford. Starring Robert Glenister and Joanna Vanderham.
Director: Pauline Harris
Starring: Robert Glenister, Sandy Grierson, Joanna Vanderham, Michael Bertenshaw, Jonathan Keeble, John Lightbody
15antimuzak
Sunday 26th November 2023 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
The Saga of Burnt Njal.
Dr Brynja Thorgeirsdottir introduces Hattie Naylor's adaptation of the Icelandic saga that tells the epic tale of two rival families, a long-running blood feud and its tragic outcome. Five storytellers gather, a troupe made up of renegades, outlaws and outsiders who live on the edges of society and see this as an opportunity to engage and pass judgement on a world that chooses not to see them.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Starring: Lisa Hammond, Justice Ritchie, Christine Kavanagh, Justin Salinger, Jasmine Hyde, Salome Gunnarsdottir
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
The Saga of Burnt Njal.
Dr Brynja Thorgeirsdottir introduces Hattie Naylor's adaptation of the Icelandic saga that tells the epic tale of two rival families, a long-running blood feud and its tragic outcome. Five storytellers gather, a troupe made up of renegades, outlaws and outsiders who live on the edges of society and see this as an opportunity to engage and pass judgement on a world that chooses not to see them.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Starring: Lisa Hammond, Justice Ritchie, Christine Kavanagh, Justin Salinger, Jasmine Hyde, Salome Gunnarsdottir
16antimuzak
Sunday 28th January 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Drama on 3: Under Milk Wood.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, five Welsh writers have written short drama portraits of their area of Wales in 2024. Thomas's Under Milk Wood moves through the fictional town of Llareggub over the course of a single day and these five dramas follow this chronology, but shift location around Wales, with each taking a line from Thomas as their starting point and spur. The plays are Joe Dunthorne's Swansea, North Wales by Manon Steffan Ros, Menna Elfyn's New Quay, Cardiff by Hanan Issa, and Rachel Trezise's Rhondda. Narrated by Ruth Jones, while the cast includes Sophie Melville, Alan David, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Eiry Thomas, Gwion Morris Jones, Ioan Hefin and Lois Meleri Jones.
Directors: Emma Harding, Fay Lomas
Starring: Ruth Jones, Sophie Melville, Shaheen Jafaragholi, Nadia Wyn Abouayen, Tamara Brabon, Gwion Morris Jones
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Drama on 3: Under Milk Wood.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, five Welsh writers have written short drama portraits of their area of Wales in 2024. Thomas's Under Milk Wood moves through the fictional town of Llareggub over the course of a single day and these five dramas follow this chronology, but shift location around Wales, with each taking a line from Thomas as their starting point and spur. The plays are Joe Dunthorne's Swansea, North Wales by Manon Steffan Ros, Menna Elfyn's New Quay, Cardiff by Hanan Issa, and Rachel Trezise's Rhondda. Narrated by Ruth Jones, while the cast includes Sophie Melville, Alan David, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Eiry Thomas, Gwion Morris Jones, Ioan Hefin and Lois Meleri Jones.
Directors: Emma Harding, Fay Lomas
Starring: Ruth Jones, Sophie Melville, Shaheen Jafaragholi, Nadia Wyn Abouayen, Tamara Brabon, Gwion Morris Jones
17antimuzak
Sunday 18th February 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 20:50 (1 hour and 20 minutes long)
Oleanna.
By David Mamet. Carol is worried about her grades so she goes to see her professor, leading to an explosive series of events that eventually involve the college authorities. Mamet's most controversial play divided audiences but captured the zeitgeist and is an incendiary exploration of gender, education, class, power and perception. Mark Bonnar and Cecilia Appiah starMark Bonnar.
Director: Gary Brown
Starring: Mark Bonnar, Cecilia Appiah, David Mamet
Time: 19:30 to 20:50 (1 hour and 20 minutes long)
Oleanna.
By David Mamet. Carol is worried about her grades so she goes to see her professor, leading to an explosive series of events that eventually involve the college authorities. Mamet's most controversial play divided audiences but captured the zeitgeist and is an incendiary exploration of gender, education, class, power and perception. Mark Bonnar and Cecilia Appiah starMark Bonnar.
Director: Gary Brown
Starring: Mark Bonnar, Cecilia Appiah, David Mamet
18antimuzak
Sunday 25th February 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 20:50 (1 hour and 20 minutes long)
Terminal 3.
By Lars Noren, translated from the Swedish by Marita Lindholm Gochman. Two couples sit in a hospital waiting room, one there for the birth of their first child, while the other have been asked to identify the body of their son. Starring Norah Lopez Holden, Joseph Ayre, Shaun Dooley and Jane Slavin.
Director: Toby Swift
Starring: Norah Lopez Holden, Joseph Ayre, Shaun Dooley, Jane Slavin, Philip Bretherton, Lars Noren
Time: 19:30 to 20:50 (1 hour and 20 minutes long)
Terminal 3.
By Lars Noren, translated from the Swedish by Marita Lindholm Gochman. Two couples sit in a hospital waiting room, one there for the birth of their first child, while the other have been asked to identify the body of their son. Starring Norah Lopez Holden, Joseph Ayre, Shaun Dooley and Jane Slavin.
Director: Toby Swift
Starring: Norah Lopez Holden, Joseph Ayre, Shaun Dooley, Jane Slavin, Philip Bretherton, Lars Noren
19antimuzak
Sunday 3rd March 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Dog in the Manger.
David Johnston's adaptation of Lope de Vega's Spanish Golden Age comedy of love, desire, envy, class and downright nonsense, starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas. Lope de Vega was a contemporary of Shakespeare and the author of around 1800 plays. Of the several hundred remaining works, Dog in the Manger, written in 1618, is regarded as his masterpiece.
Director: John Norton
Starring: Olivia Poulet, Joe Thomas, Sion Pritchard, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Francois Pandolfo, Danny Ashok
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
Dog in the Manger.
David Johnston's adaptation of Lope de Vega's Spanish Golden Age comedy of love, desire, envy, class and downright nonsense, starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas. Lope de Vega was a contemporary of Shakespeare and the author of around 1800 plays. Of the several hundred remaining works, Dog in the Manger, written in 1618, is regarded as his masterpiece.
Director: John Norton
Starring: Olivia Poulet, Joe Thomas, Sion Pritchard, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Francois Pandolfo, Danny Ashok
20antimuzak
DRAMA: Drama on 3
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Sunday 17th March 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
The Al-Hamlet Summit.
A new production of Kuwaiti-British writer Sulayman Al-Bassam's reimagining of Hamlet in which Shakespeare's tale is transplanted from Denmark to a modern Arab state in trouble, with an enemy on the border, a crumbling dictatorship and civil war in the air. Starring Tommy Sim'aan.
Director: Abigail le Fleming
Starring: Tommy Sim'aan, Sirine Saba, Kevork Malikyan, Paul Chahidi, Sulin Hasso, Zed Josef
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Sunday 17th March 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:00 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)
The Al-Hamlet Summit.
A new production of Kuwaiti-British writer Sulayman Al-Bassam's reimagining of Hamlet in which Shakespeare's tale is transplanted from Denmark to a modern Arab state in trouble, with an enemy on the border, a crumbling dictatorship and civil war in the air. Starring Tommy Sim'aan.
Director: Abigail le Fleming
Starring: Tommy Sim'aan, Sirine Saba, Kevork Malikyan, Paul Chahidi, Sulin Hasso, Zed Josef
21antimuzak
Sunday 31st March 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 20:35 (1 hour and 5 minutes long)
When We Dead Awaken.
A celebrated sculptor returns to Norway with his unhappy wife, only to bump into the woman who inspired his masterpiece. A production of Ibsen's last play adapted from the translation by Michael Meyer, starring Ian McDiarmid and Stella Gonet, with an Introduction by Professor Kirsten Shepherd-Barr.
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
Starring: Ian McDiarmid, Stella Gonet, Melody Grove, Sandy Grierson, John Dougall
Time: 19:30 to 20:35 (1 hour and 5 minutes long)
When We Dead Awaken.
A celebrated sculptor returns to Norway with his unhappy wife, only to bump into the woman who inspired his masterpiece. A production of Ibsen's last play adapted from the translation by Michael Meyer, starring Ian McDiarmid and Stella Gonet, with an Introduction by Professor Kirsten Shepherd-Barr.
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
Starring: Ian McDiarmid, Stella Gonet, Melody Grove, Sandy Grierson, John Dougall
22antimuzak
Sunday 7th April 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 20:00 to 21:35 (1 hour and 35 minutes long)
The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff.
Folk trio the Young'uns' production about the life of Stockton-on-Tees-born anti-fascist activist Johnny Longstaff, who fought with the International Brigades in the 1930s. It is the true story of one man's journey from unemployment, through hunger marches, the mass trespass movement and the Battle of Cable Street to fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Recorded in front of an audience in Stockton-on-Tees.
Time: 20:00 to 21:35 (1 hour and 35 minutes long)
The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff.
Folk trio the Young'uns' production about the life of Stockton-on-Tees-born anti-fascist activist Johnny Longstaff, who fought with the International Brigades in the 1930s. It is the true story of one man's journey from unemployment, through hunger marches, the mass trespass movement and the Battle of Cable Street to fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Recorded in front of an audience in Stockton-on-Tees.
23antimuzak
Sunday 14th April 2024 (starting this evening)
Time: 20:00 to 22:00 (2 hours long)
Henry IV (Part 2).
The king may have won the battle of Shrewsbury, but civil war still rages across a divided country and the royal family itself is at odds. Henry is ailing and remains uncertain of his son's unruly ways, not knowing if Harry is ready to take up the responsibilities of kingship when the time comes. Sally Avens directs her own adaptation of William Shakespeare's history play, starring James Purefoy, with Luke Thompson and Toby Jones.
Time: 20:00 to 22:00 (2 hours long)
Henry IV (Part 2).
The king may have won the battle of Shrewsbury, but civil war still rages across a divided country and the royal family itself is at odds. Henry is ailing and remains uncertain of his son's unruly ways, not knowing if Harry is ready to take up the responsibilities of kingship when the time comes. Sally Avens directs her own adaptation of William Shakespeare's history play, starring James Purefoy, with Luke Thompson and Toby Jones.
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