Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre

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Alex Jennings

Patricia Hodge

Roger Allam

Rosalind Ayres

Matthew Wolf

Ian Ogilvy

Julia McKenzie

Sophie Winkleman

Julian Sands

Janie Dee

Richard Sisson

Martin Jarvis

Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre: Episode 3

Comedy

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre, Episode 3

An all-star cast led by Patricia Hodge with Michael Frayn's brilliant take on our world.

From an unusual memorial to household repairs – an all-star cast share a hilarious view of us all. With Roger Allam. From 2015.

Michael Frayn: the most comic philosophical writer of our time. 

An all-star cast has great fun with his hilarious view of us all. People talking. To each other, to themselves. To no one. Trying to communicate. To explain.

In this episode, a controlling theatre director (Alex Jennings) thinks he can direct anything. Lloyd Owen and Rosalind Ayres talk to each other on their mobiles, yards apart. Patricia Hodge and Roger Allam can't agree on how to deal with household repairs. And Matthew Wolf decides to take a short break from this very programme. Ian Ogilvy, Julia McKenzie, Julian Sands and Sophie Winkleman attend an unusual Memorial, and Janie Dee and Richard Sisson enjoy a musical invitation list. Martin Jarvis lectures on being 'quite clear'.

So no worries about queuing up to get a drink in the interval or finding the loo. We're on the radio - the theatre of the listener's imagination. Sit back and enjoy.

With:
Alex Jennings
Patricia Hodge
Roger Allam
Rosalind Ayres
Mathew Wolf
Ian Ogilvy
Julia McKenzie
Sophie Winkleman
Julian Sands
Janie Dee
Richard Sisson
Martin Jarvis

Producer: Rosalind Ayres
Director: Martin Jarvis

A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2015.

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Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

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Short entertainments based on Frayn's acclaimed book of comic dialogues and monologues

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