Helena Thompson The Burning Times

(5 stars; 2 reviews)

Hayley Carmichael and Danielle Vitalis star in this modern Gothic drama. It is recorded on location with an electro acoustic sound design reminiscent of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop of the 1960’s and 70’s. Esme lives on her own in a condemned block of flats with only her plants for company. An easy target for the local girl gang who think the 'old witch' is hiding some cash. Or so thinks Rhiannon as she bursts into Esme's flat to rob her. Esme is not going to give up so easily and events take a sinister turn as Rhiannon begins to fear that Esme may actually be using Witchcraft after all. Can words really make stuff happen? With the flat crumbling around them and the gang outside becoming louder and more dangerous, it becomes harder to distinguish who is the victim and who is the bully. Esme:………..Hayley Carmichael Rhiannon:……….Danielle Vitalis Other parts played by…….Alexia Khadime…………Howard Jacques Sound and music by Alisdair McGregor and Howard Jacques Produced & directed by Boz Temple-Morris A Holy Mountain production for BBC Radio 4. SPID Theatre Company Afternoon Drama: The Burning Times Fri 25th Feb 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.