By Where the Old Shed Used to Be is a radio play by Craig Warner. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 12 December 1989, and won a Giles Cooper Award that same year[1].
Plot[]
A dark, modern retelling of Cinderella.
Cast[]
- Creator - Mary Wimbush
- Aging Public Schoolboy/Factory Worker - Simon Treves
- Old Man/Farmer - Hubert Tucker
- Fishwife - Wendy Brierley
- Deborah - June Barrie
- Constable/Guard - David Goudge
- Sergeant - Eric Allen
- Sarch - Siobhan Redmond
- Louise - Tilly Vosburgh
- Adelaide - Miranda Richardson
- William - Anton Lesser
- Frank - Peter-Hugo Daly
- Claire - Judy Parfitt
- Police Chief - Christopher Ettridge
- Barman/Fireman - Anthony Donovan
- Minister - David King
Directed by Andy Jordan
Critical Reception[]
“... a brutal, and occasionally heartless version of the Cinderella story.. and Andy Jordan’s production serves it nicely”. (Robert Hanks, The Independent)
"...has been memorably described as like a cross between Under Milk Wood and Fassbender."[2]