University Radio Nottingham 1350
Writers In Residence | |
|  | | Writers In Residence |
| | Three radio dramas written and produced by University of Nottingham students. |
| | | Fancy writing for radio?
This was the question put to students at the University of Nottingham following the success of its first radio soap drama.
The Writers in Residence season was born out of a commitment to continue to promote radio drama as a positive choice of entertainment for students. The season provided greater opportunities to write, audition and take part in the production and directing of radio drama.
The brief was simple: students were invited to write a short story, comedy skit, or epic poem of between 25 - 30 minutes in length. In return URN1350, student radio's award-winning station, provided the production facilities and technical expertise to turn each entry into a high quality radio play.
Out of the scripts submitted three were eventually broadcast on air, ranging from satirical comedy to suspenseful drama and moving, poignant emotionality.
The Loveboat by Alison Carr
The Loveboat pays homage to American daytime television as two 'out of work' actresses' audition for a remake of the 1980s American cruise-liner sitcom. Come aboard, as evil twins and goblin babies collide as lads mag favourite Nicki Nicholson and faded sitcom star Barbara Longstaff battle it out in the waiting room before giving the performances of their lives for roles in the new sea-faring series. Sunset Beach meets Sunset Boulevard: all with a nautical twist! [more]
Time of Call by Rachel Fletcher
A play to suspend any ideas about everyday existence and what is normal. Time of Call is a Hitchcock inspired thriller that explores the boundaries of time and space. Imagine walking home one day and receiving an anonymous call from someone in danger. What would you do? Contact the police? Have the call traced? How would you feel if the operator informed you that your mobile wasn't engaged even though the screams of a woman could be heard at the end of the line? [more]
Casual Thursday by Charlotte Cooper
Casual Thursday is not a play about lesbians, marriage, or motherhood. It is a play about the main character, Caroline. When Rachel suddenly dies in their driveway, Caroline is left alone in the kitchen and unsure how to cope. An unconventional love affair, sympathy cards and fresh flowers prove insufficient to ensure her salvation and she must struggle to adapt to a new life. But does she succeed? Homosexual or heterosexual, differences to grief and loss are shown to be emotionally irrelevant in this brave and challenging work. [more] | | | |
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