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Afternoon Play: An Abominable Bestiary: Where the Wild Things Are

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A retelling in sound of Maurice Sendak's classic children's picture book.

Where the Wild Things Are 2.15pm R4
If it hasn't already kicked off in your house, just switch on this family drama and let the wild rumpus start! Cue monstrous roars from any nearby children or participating adults. Peter Wolf (honestly, that is his name) has adapted Maurice Sendak's classic tale of the little boy Max, his wolf suit, his fantastic naughtiness and his journey to the land where the wild things are, by adding lots more chat from the monsters. Max becomes their king for a day, before deciding he'd really rather go home to his mum and his cabbage soup. I was delighted to hear that, amid all these huge, befanged beasts and their deranged dancing, there is "nothing in all the world as wild as an angry mother".

Contributors

Author:
Maurice Sendak
Adapter:
Peter Wolf
Music:
David Pickvance
Director:
Marc Beeby
Max:
Alex Slater
Mother:
Helen Longworth
The hooved thing:
Paul Rhys
The wet thing:
Helen Longworth
The horned thing:
Burt Caesar
The feathered thing:
Leena Dhingra
The scaled thing:
Ewan Bailey
The fanged thing/Pudgy:
Alison Pettitt
Source: Radio Times

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