Arden of Faversham
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Production
Information
Alice, the young wife of
well-to-do Arden, has fallen in love with Mosby, a one-time butcher with social
aspirations. Arden is murdered. This is the first English murder thriller,
written by an unknown contemporary of Shakespeare (though some say he may have
had a hand in writing it). It’s based on true events of the period, mixing high
drama with low comedy as class-envy, greed and passion drive the story to its tragic
conclusion. (Radio Times 5-11 June 2004)
Venue/Date
BBC Radio 3, 6th
June 2004
Cast
Arden, a merchant Michael Pennington
Franklin, his friend David Burke
Alice, his wife Emily Hamilton
Michael, their servant Giles Fagan
Mosby, a steward Michael Maloney
Susan, his sister Victoria Woodward
Black Will, a rogue Anthony Jackson
George Shakebag,
another rogue Matthew Morgan
Greene, a smallholder Mark Straker
Clarke, a painter Simon Treves
Bradshaw/Lord Cheiny Steve Hodson
Mayor/Ferryman/
Prentice Sion
Probert
Adapted & Directed by John Tydeman