Three very productive days this week in the crumbling BBC Maida Vale Studios recording Finlandia, my play about Sibelius, directed by Tracey Neale with an excellent cast headed by Tim Pigott-Smith. The play broadcasts in December on Radio 3 as part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Sib...
Page 77 of the Pride in London free magazine is devoted to Told Look Younger.
Very enjoyable Gala performance last night in aid of Opening Doors UK with a stimulating discussion afterwards hosted by the inimitable Richard wilson.
There's another Gala night in aid of Pride in London coming up on Tuesday 23rd June. There is a item in the "silent" auction organised by Pride...
Among the early mostly very favourable reviews, this from Stewart Trotter:
Men sit round a table, drinking wine and talking about the nature of love - physical and spiritual. No, it's not Plato's 'Symposium' - it's Stephen Wyatt's beautiful, wry and challenging play 'Told Look Younger.' Three...
Stephen's interview about Told Look Younger is in this week's issue of The Stage.
Some excellent photos of the cast in rehearsal taken by Simon Annand.
Turns out the Prix Marulic got their maths wrong when counting the votes, and we really came second!
So a promotion of sorts! A little embarrassing for the organisers though...
Many thanks to Stephen Fry for his tweet about TLY.
We're crossing our fingers that he may also be able to make it to the show, film commitments permitting.
As of 30th May, 26 days still to go on iPlayer
All the important information about the play including booking details is now available on this website.
http://www.stephenwyatt.co.uk/told-look-younger/
Very generous message from Michelle Magorian, the author of Goodnight, Mr Tom about The Shadow of Dorian Gray:
"Mesmeric and heart breaking. I was close to crying by the end. You managed to convey so powerfully the claustrophobia, isolation and terror of being or betraying who you are. Superb."...
We're recording my Afternoon Drama about John Gray, the real life model for Wilde's Dorian Gray in BBC Maida Vale on 24th and 25th of March. It's directed by Abigail le Fleming with a great cast including Blake Ritson, Nicolas Farrell and Joshua McGuire. Very much looking forward to it!
THE SHADOW OF DORIAN GRAY by Stephen Wyatt
The story of John Gray, the man who was Dorian Gray
with Blake Ritson, Nicolas Farrell and Joshua McGuire
Directed by Abigail le Fleming
Afternoon Drama BBC Radio 4 Tuesday 26th May at 2.15 pm and subsequently on BBC iPlayer
Delighted to say that our Radio 4 production of Dante's The Divine Comedy: Inferno, took 3rd prize in the drama category of the Prix Marulic in Croatia last night.