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Series of drama performances, ranging from experimental works to the Classics

Drama on 3: Curated by Mark Ravenhill

Caryl Churchill

Justin Salinger

Andrew Woodall

Paul Rhys

Joseph Mydell

Monica Dolan

Amanda Drew

Colin Sell

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Jeremy Mortimer

Drama on 3: Curated by Mark Ravenhill: Episode 1: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

Episode 1

Episode 1: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

Curated by Mark Ravenhill

BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Curated by Mark Ravenhill, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

Drama about the radical movements that erupted in the English Civil War in the 1640s.

Caryl Churchill's play, directed by Mark Ravenhill, focusing on the radical movements that erupted during the English Civil War in the 1640s.

by Caryl Churchill.

First performed in 1976, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire focuses on the millennial movements that erupted during the English civil war in the 1640s. At the heart of the play is an edited dramatisation of The Putney Debates of 1647. The radical Levellers argue for liberty and universal suffrage while the military establishment stands for security and property as the basis for electoral eligibility.

This production of Light Shining in Buckinghamshire was directed by Mark Ravenhill, and was originally part of a season of dramas curated by Mark for Drama on 3.

Historical adviser to the production: Jacob Field.

Members of the cast each play several roles in the production.

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Writer and director Mark Ravenhill curates a season of classic plays for Drama on 3

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