2. Transformation
Ruth’s campaign to punish her husband and his mistress advances and she will stop at nothing to get her way. Stars Barnaby Kay.
**** 4 Extra celebrates the 70th anniversary of London's Royal Court Theatre with a selection of its ground-breaking dramas
As Ruth’s campaign to punish her husband and his mistress advances, she will now still stop at nothing to get the life, and the body, she desires.
Starring Hattie Morahan.
Fay Weldon's gleefully bawdy satire on the war of the sexes, is a fable about the rewards and dangers of our capacity for transformation.
After Ruth discovered her husband is sleeping with a prettier, richer woman, she's been making ingenious and diabolical plans to punish them both.
Conclusion dramatised by Joy Wilkinson.
Ruth ...... Hattie Morahan
Bobbo ..... Barnaby Kay
Mary Fisher ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Judge Bissop ...... Brian Protheroe
Father Ferguson ...... Edward MacLiam
Mrs Fisher ...... Susan Jameson
Nicola ...... Evie Killip
Andy ...... Leo Wan
Ghengis ...... Trevor White
Vickie ...... Rebecca Hamilton
Policeman ...... Sean Baker
Director: Abigail le Fleming
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Ruth | Hattie Morahan |
| Bobbo | Barnaby Kay |
| Mary Fisher | Lyndsey Marshal |
| Judge Bissop | Brian Protheroe |
| Father Ferguson | Edward MacLiam |
| Mrs Fisher | Susan Jameson |
| Nicola | Evie Killip |
| Andy | Leo Wan |
| Ghengis | Trevor White |
| Vickie | Rebecca Hamilton |
| Policeman | Sean Baker |
| Author | Fay Weldon |
| Adaptor | Joy Wilkinson |
| Director | Abigail le Fleming |
Broadcasts
Sun 28 Feb 201615:00BBC Radio 4- Sat 5 Mar 201621:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 5 Dec 202305:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 5 Dec 202310:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 5 Dec 202315:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 6 Dec 202300:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Next Thursday15:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Next Friday05:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
