BEWARE OF PITY

The Classic Serial - BEWARE OF PITY by STEFAN ZWEIG

Dramatised for radio by STEPHEN WYATT

(from a stage version by Claire McIntyre)

With PIERS WEHNER, BRYONY HANNAH, RONALD PICKUP,

JASPER BRITTON and MICHAEL JAYSTON

Directed by JANE MORGAN

PART ONE: Sunday 27^th November. 3 pm. Radio 4

Repeated Saturday 3^rd December at 9 pm

PART TWO: Sunday 4^th December. 3 pm. Radio 4

Repeated Saturday 10^th December at 9 pm

I started writing this on 4th October, stepping in as writer at the last minute. It started recording on 7th November. An exciting but rather exhausting process!

LET ENGLAND SHAKE

Further to the interview in the Observer with PJ Harvey on 24th April which revealed that one of the main inspirations for her recent album Let England Shake was my radio play Memorials to the Missing, I am delighted to be Polly's guest at her concert performance of the album on 30th October at the Royal Albert Hall.

The interview can be found on the Observer's website.

STANDARD BEARER IN LA

Following the successful try-out of The Standard Bearer in London, Neil and Julian are taking the show back to Los Angeles for a short run at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre from October 19th until November 12th.

The first night was honoured by the presence of the British Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay.

"Noted Brit thesp Julian Sands is helming another noted Brit thesp, Neil Dickson, in noted Brit scripter Stephen Wyatt’s 2001 one-hander, The Standard Bearer, focusing on “a seasoned theater trouper who takes Shakespeare on the road to local communities in Africa and is forced to confront his very existence,” opening Oct 19 at SFS Theatre in Hollywood…"

LA Stage News

Here's a link to a further revealing interview with Julian Sands about the production.

The production can also be followed on Facebook.

The script of The Standard Bearer is published in R.I.P. Maria Callas: Monologues for Stage and Radio.

STRANGERS ON A FILM: REVIEWS

Strangers on a Film received a very good review from Elizabeth Mahoney in The Guardian.

Among other favourable notices, Paul Donovan in a preview in The Times wrote:

Delicious dialogue, authentic accents, cinematic music, artistic conflict and subtle characterisation make this outstanding. The writer, Stephen Wyatt, is one of radio's best.

CHANDLER ON RADIO 4 IN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

STRANGERS ON A FILM

By STEPHEN WYATT

With PATRICK STEWART as Raymond Chandler and CLIVE SWIFT as Alfred Hitchcock

Directed by CLAIRE GROVE

BBC Radio Four. Thursday 29^th September at 2.15 pm

THE LONG GOODBYE

By RAYMOND CHANDLER. Dramatised by STEPHEN WYATT

With TOBY STEPHENS as MARLOWE

Directed by CLAIRE GROVE

BBC Radio Four. Saturday 1^st October at 2.30 pm

And

THE LITTLE SISTER

By RAYMOND CHANDLER. Dramatised by STEPHEN WYATT

BBC Radio 4. Saturday 15^th October  at 2.30 pm

THE STANDARD BEARER

Neil Dickson is performing my monologue THE STANDARD BEARER at the Waterloo East Theatre on Monday 26th September at 7.30. He's been directed by the multi-talented Julian Sands, whose show about Harold Pinter's poetry directed by John Malkovich is currently touring after a very successful run at the Edinburgh Festival. Neil and Julian have previously presented this piece in West Hollywood to great acclaim. All welcome!

Update on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:55AM by Stephen Wyatt

Thanks to Neil and Julian and the staff of the excellent Waterloo East Theatre for a very memorable evening on 26th September. There was such a good turnout that a second performance by Neil had to be added for those who couldn't get into the first performance.

TINNISWOOD

Delighted to read that my play GERONTIUS about the relationship between Cardinal Newman and Father Ambrose St John has made the short list for the Tinniswood Award for the best radio script broadcast in 2010.

MR RIPLEY

My dramatisation of The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith is being repeated on Friday 2nd September at 9 pm on BBC Radio 4. This kicks off a repeat of the Complete Ripley and my versions of The Boy Who Followed Ripley and Ripley Under Water can be heard on 23rd and 30th September respectively at the same time.

The Complete Ripley Radio Mysteries are also available for sale from BBC Audio via Amazon and other outlets.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

My radio play, Double Jeopardy, with Patrick Stewart and Adrian Scarborough, is now available for download from AudioGO. Among other sites, it can be obtained via Amazon.

BRIAN DESMOND HURST

In 1976/7 I helped the Irish film director, Brian Desmond Hurst, put together his memoir, Travelling the Road. Recent years have seen a revival of interest in Brian and his films which include Scrooge, Malta Story, Dangerous Moonlight and Theirs is the Glory. I recently participated in a radio documentary for RTE about Brian's story. It's narrated by Brian's great-nephew, Allan Smith and produced by Adam Fowler. The documentary called An Irishman Chained to the Truth can be found on the RTE website - http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/