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Macedonia

By David Rudkin. Michael Pennington stars as the Greek poet and playwright Euripides who, in exile in Macedonia, begins to hear strange voices from a mountainside.

A new play by David Rudkin, starring Michael Pennington as the Greek poet and playwright Euripides.

Euripides has gone into self-imposed exile in the wilds of Macedonia. Determined to write an uncontroversial play for the king, he keeps catching sounds from the mountainside, sounds which lead him to the subject matter of his final, shocking drama, The Bacchae.

Sound design by David Chilton

A Catherine Bailey Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3

First broadcast February 2015.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Sep 2016 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Euripides Michael Pennington
Oreivassa Mia Soteriou
Nikos Hambi Pappas
Mefistes Sam Crane
Writer David Rudkin
Composer Mia Soteriou
Director Jeremy Mortimer

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Feb 2015 22:00
  • Sun 11 Sep 2016 21:00