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Souvenirs

22/08/2011

Barbara Norden - Souvenirs

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Samantha finds herself in an unfamiliar world when she goes abroad to adopt two children.

Samantha finds herself in an unfamiliar world when she goes abroad to adopt two children. Stars Katherine Parkinson.

Samantha goes abroad to adopt two young children. Her guide, Jarilo Veles, acts as mediator with the director of the orphanage. But it is clear that nothing is straightforward in this world, and elements of fable and fantasy intrude in the story, which is told through the device of a recorded narrative Samantha is making for the children she plans to adopt. 

Samantha...Katherine Parkinson
Jarilo Veles...Ivan Marevich
The Director...Dado Dzihan
Morana...Alex Tregear
Song by Dado Dzihan
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer

Barbara Norden set up the MA in Creative Writing at City University London in 2004. Her plays include Try Not to Worry; Via Crucis; The Milkman (Birmingham Rep Commission); Wedding Album; Blue Light in Delphi and a play for 7-11 year olds produced by Hampstead Theatre and published by Oberon. Souvenirs is her first play for radio.

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