BLOGPOST SPECIAL: A FARE PLAY FOR VOICES

BLOGPOST SPECIAL:  A NEW SHORT RADIO DRAMA
A FARE PLAY FOR VOICES

by Dave Duggan       

This is a media note for my new short radio drama, with Amanda Burton, Bronagh Gallagher and Alan Wright as the three voices. Come see and or simply listen!

A FARE PLAY FOR VOICES by Dave Duggan, as part of the programme Broadcasting House, arises from a welcome commission from BBC Radio 4 that I write a short play for voices, an echo, as it were, of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood, only in a real, not an imagined place. The brief was to offer listeners an aural experience of our city, Derry Londonderry (54 degrees North, 7 degrees West), at this time, on the threshold of 2013, while drawing upon its rich history. I conceived of a first-time visitor (the listener) arriving in the city, getting into a taxi at the airport and being taken on a brisk taxi run and tour, taking in both sides of the river - the river is a central theme in the piece - with a taxi driver (Bronagh Gallagher) who keeps up a warm and vigorous patter all through. The second voice is the Sat Nav (Amanda Burton) who uses historical texts and guide books from 1776 to the present day to reveal the history and geography of the city. The third voice is the Car Radio (Alan Wright), who offers sound effects and snatches of famous songs in a jazzy style. The power of radio drama is its capacity to create images in the listener's imagination by bringing the city to life through words only. BBC Radio 4, in particular the programme Broadcasting House, has a huge audience and the ability to convene a fine cast, all of whom are from the city, working locally, nationally and internationally.  I've enjoyed writing the piece and look forward to working with the cast to achieve an engaging performance. It goes out live from The Playhouse on the morning of Sunday 30th December at 9 00am. Tickets to attend the live broadcast of the 1 hour magazine programme are free and available from The Playhouse, telephone  028 71 268 027. It's an early start - they'll want you seated by 8 30am - or you can tune in and pull the duvet up around you.


Here's a link to the programme   via  http://tinyurl.com/cuoxc3m