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Drama on 4

From a Great Height

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

based on a true story
by Robin Soans

When a nurse recognises her former teacher in hospital, both their worlds begin to unravel.

Bradley Woods ..... Ray Fearon
Zenna Williams ..... Franc Ashman
Clarence ..... Enyi Okoronkwo
Olwyn Gaunt ..... Elizabeth Counsell
Conrad Kent ..... Zackary Momoh
Declan Driscoll ...... Ryan Whittle
Teacher ..... John Lightbody
Gym Worker ..... Joseph Ayre
Nurse ..... Emma Handy

Produced & directed by Marion Nancarrow

Robin Soans is a writer and actor. He is a specialist in verbatim and documentary plays. In 2000 he was commissioned to write " A State Affair' - a verbatim play set on the Buttershaw Estate in Bradford as a companion piece to Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar, which had been set on the same estate 18 years earlier. Three years later came "The Arab-Israeli Cookbook", researched in Israel and Palestine and In 2005, 'Talking to Terrorists' for Out-of-Joint and the Royal Court and described by Michael Billington as 'the most important play of the year', Other plays include 'Life after Scandal' 'One Turbulent Ambassador' 'Perseverance Drive' at the Bush Theatre and 'Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage' for The Welsh National Theatre, Out-of-Joint, and The Arcola. Show less

Contributors

Bradley Woods:
Ray Fearon
Zenna Williams:
Franc Ashman
Olwyn Gaunt:
Elizabeth Counsell
Conrad Kent:
Zackary Momoh
Declan Driscoll:
Ryan Whittle
Gym Worker:
Joseph Ayre

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