Dragon is a radio play by Don Haworth. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 08 January 1982. The running time is 90 minutes[1].
Plot[]
A world shared by men and a sentient species of dragons. Includes an alternative version of the 'George & The Dragon' story, this time told from the dragons' perspective, and with a very different result.
Cast[]
- George - Robert Stephens
- Thesaurus - Alan Bennett
- The King - Cyril Shaps
- The Queen - Pauline Letts
- Amalric - David Timson
- The Narrator, Alcuin - Stephen Thorne
- Young Alcuin - Jill Lidstone
- Torin - Elizabeth Lindsay
- Felice - Jane Rosamund
- Gaila - Kathryn Hurlbutt
- Sybil - Christine Absalom
- The Priest - Alan Dudley
- Phippa - Sonia Fraser
- Harold - Alexander John
- Kaylor - John Rye
- Balyn - Michael Spice
- Amic - John Hollis
- Ponds - Hadyn Wood
- Gwendal - Stephen Garlick
Other warriors & dragons:
- John McAndrew
- Joe Dunlop
- Aleric Cotter
- Technical Team - David Greenwood, Anne Hunt, and Donald McLeod.
- Music and effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
- Directed by Richard Wortley
Critical Reception[]
"Beguiling"[2]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/DH.HTML Diversity Website
- ↑ Drama: Issues 159-162. British Theatre Association 1986