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Two satirical and macabre short plays about the place of the writer in society by Swiss playwright Friedrich D眉rrenmatt. In new versions for radio by and featuring Ian McDiarmid.

A CONVERSATION AT NIGHT
A prominent liberal writer in an unnamed European dictatorship comes face-to-face with the state assassin assigned to kill him. The writer has long awaited his visitor and - as they wait for the inevitable - the writer defends his right to freedom of expression.

AN INCIDENT AT TWILIGHT
A Nobel laureate is confronted in his luxurious hotel room by a shabby retired bookkeeper. All of the author鈥檚 novels have centred on the death of a character - and the bookkeeper believes that these deaths have been real - not fictional. Can he possibly be right?

A CONVERSATION AT NIGHT
Man ..... Ian McDiarmid
Other ..... Jim Broadbent
Newsreader ..... Ian Dunnett Jnr

AN INCIDENT AT TWILIGHT
Author ..... Ian McDiarmid
Visitor ..... Michael Moreland
Sebastian ..... Ian Dunnett Jnr

An EcoAudio certified from 麻豆社 Audio Scotland for 麻豆社 Radio 4

Ian McDiarmid is a Tony and Olivier award-winning actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his role as EMPEROR PALPATINE in the STAR WARS franchise. Recent credits include the lead in the UK tour of WHAT SHADOWS and in Jez Butterworth鈥檚 BRITANNIA for Sky Atlantic.

Friedrich D眉rrenmatt (1921-1990) was a leading post-war Swiss author and dramatist, most famous for THE VISIT. His work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels and often macabre satire. Over 20 of his plays have been adapted into films and TV series.