During the Corona virus lockdown SADS recorded a series of short plays in sound only - which we called the SADS Lockdown Radio Plays. Since then we have recorded more such plays which we are simply calling SADS Radio Plays.
Sound effects, visuals and editing for all the plays by John Baxter.
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The Football Boots by Jessica Frank. Readers: Judith Frank, Mary Mitchell, Katy Watkins, Alan Glynne-Jones, Bill Martin, Anthony Shambrook.
Jessica Frank recently celebrated her 100th birthday. This short play is based on what is probably a true story about evacuation during the blitz.
From "The Good Doctor" by Neil Simon, inspired by Anton Checkov
The Drowned Man Readers: Heather Bradford, Chris Hall and Jon Cotterell
A Quiet War Readers: Frank Saunders and Larry Murphy
The Arrangement Readers: John Barlow, Jonathan Frank and Marie McPherson
From "Drinking with Dorothy" by Cecily O'Neill, inspired by Dorothy Parker
The Waltz. Readers: Leslie Gold and Alan Glynne-Jones.
I Live On Your Visits . Readers: Sarah George, Anna Pasco and Jonathan Frank
The One On the Right. Readers: Tanya Royle, Anthony Von Roretz and Mark Frank
My Paree . Readers: Deborah Smart, Alan Glynne-Jones and Judith Frank
Assorted Authors
An Uneventful Journey by Jessica Frank Readers: Sarah Litton, Richard Gueterbock, Judith Frank, Larry Murphy and Agnese Mirra-Cartney
The Murderer adapted by John Baxter from the short story by Ray Bradbury Readers: John Baxter and Mark Frank
Last to Go by Harold Pinter. Readers: John Baxter and Mark Frank
There Was Once by Margaret Atwood Readers: Vanessa Sharpe and Judith Frank
Who's On First based on a sketch by Abbot and Costello Readers: Leslie Gold and Tanya Royle
Gone by David Campton Readers: Deirdre Kenny, Richard Gueterbock and John Baxter.
Underground by Andrew Crook Readers: Bethany Blakemore and Mark Pasco.
Andrew Crook’s play Underground first featured in Chesil Theatre’s New Writing Festival 2018. This year’s TakeTen competition for new writing was launched on 1st May 2020 with entries closing 18th July 2020. Full information from www.chesiltheatre.org.uk .
(The Chesil has also made some promotional videos including two short pieces about Underground - one from Mark Frank as Director, and one from Paul Revell, who played Colin in the stage version, which refers to this radio version.)
Octopus by David Campton Readers: Elisa de Liberali and Larry Murphy.
Excursion by Alan Plater Readers: John Baxter, John Scicluna, Larry Murphy, Judith Frank, Sarah George, Alan Glynne-Jones, Jonathan Frank, Sarah Scowen, Adam Baxter
Trouble in the Works by Harold Pinter Readers: John Baxter and Chris Hall.
This short sketch is recorded twice with the two readers reversing roles.
Contractions by Mike Bartlett Readers: Judith Frank and Katy Watkins
John Baxter has made a short video showing screenshots of the process of editing one of these radio plays.
These are not the first radio plays that SADS has ever recorded. Here is a production of A Butler Did It by David Cregan made in 2004 starring several current SADS members, recorded and edited by John Arnold.