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Andrew Sachs - The Revenge

Que? Andrew Sachs' pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but with no written dialogue. From June 1978.

Que? Andrew Sachs' pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.

This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.

Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.

Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...

With:

Andrew Sachs
Sean Barrett
Fraser Kerr
Graham Ashley
Paul Rosebury
Michael Deacon
Blain Fairman
John Rye
Melody Sachs,
Frances Jeater
Leonard Fenton.

Technical Presentation: Lloyd Silverthorne

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1978.

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 26 Mar 2024 01:00

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