大象传媒

Based on the true story of the then-young British journalist Christopher Gunness, who in 1988 was sent to Burma by the 大象传媒 World Service to go undercover as a backpacker and investigate rumours of civil unrest against the ruling military junta.

While聽there, in bizarre聽cloak-and-dagger fashion, he聽established a strong covert relationship with a Burmese聽human rights聽lawyer聽called U Nay Min and聽found himself at the centre of the 1988聽Student Revolution - the聽event that brought Aung San Suu Kyi into聽international prominence. Gunness became the revolution's聽"voice" on the World Service, much聽lionised聽throughout the country, while Nay Min remained聽rigorously聽undercover as its聽chief architect.

When聽the revolution was brutally put down聽by the military, Nay Min was identified, arrested, imprisoned and tortured for 16 years. Gunness went on to an聽internationally聽successful career.

But 25 years later, Gunness and Nay Min meet again in a painful and troubled encounter.

A version of Eastern Star was performed, starring David Yip and Michael Lumsden, at the Tara Theatre in South London for three weeks in September 2018 to great critical and audience acclaim.

Cast:
Chris.....................Michael Lumsden
Nay Min...............David Yip
Nick.......................Nigel Pivaro
Morland...............Ian Kelly
Ba Swe..................Windson Liong
Jake.......................Matt Rippy
Receptionist /
Aung San Suu Kyi..........Julie Cheung Inhin
Win Aung /
Colonel.................Paul Chan

Written by Guy Slater

Produced and directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for 大象传媒 Radio 4