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Remorse, or, The Sorrows of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

By Robin Brooks. Drama about Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ill-fated friendship with William Wordsworth and his infatuation with Sara Hutchinson. With Alex Waldmann and Tim McInnerny.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge promised to be the genius of his generation, but his creative achievement was contaminated by chronic procrastination, addiction and hallucination. Robin Brooks's inventive play tells the story of Coleridge's ill-fated friendship with William Wordsworth and his infatuation with Sara Hutchinson.

At the crisis of a major breakdown, and suffering from a massive laudanum overdose, Coleridge is forced to review the train-wreck of his life. In an opium nightmare his crimes rise up to accuse him, and a court of friends and enemies is assembled to review the experiences that have brought him to this pass.

Sound Design by Alisdair McGregor
An Allegra Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 May 2018 19:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Robin Brooks
Coleridge Alex Waldmann
Porlock Tim McInnerny
William Wordsworth/Elliston Jamie Glover
Dorothy Wordsworth/Mrs Glover Christine Entwisle
Sara Hutchinson/Miss Smith Clare Corbett
Mr Rae/Hazlitt/Byron Carl Prekopp
Albert/Tom Hutchinson/John Samuel Valentine
Mrs Coleridge Tilly Gaunt
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Producer Fiona McAlpine

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Jun 2016 21:00
  • Sun 20 May 2018 19:30

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