By Alessandro Baricco , translated by Guido Waldman and dramatised by Lavinia Murray in ten parts. A French silk merchant travels to Japan and falls in love with a woman whose voice he has never heard. Part 1. with David Burke , Togo Igawa , Megumi Shimanuki , Ioan Meredith .
Stephen Critchlow , Tracy Wiles and Ben Crowe. Music by the Fratelli Brothers. Director Marilyn Imrie Repeated from 10.45am