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After the Haight-Ashbury Independent Proprietors have held their ‘human be-in’ and caused a huge influx of young runaways to San Francisco, Emmett and the Diggers seek to make a quick response.

Emmett Grogan’s freewheeling account of the American hippie movement takes us behind the scenes to reveal the reality of 1967’s summer of love. In this second instalment, we also go further into Emmett’s colourful past, learning more about the background of one of the American counter culture’s most influential figures.

Jonathan Myerson’s adaptation is a rollercoaster ride, containing no less than 114 speaking parts across the two episodes. The production also features an original and vibrant soundtrack by Mzylkypop performed on vintage instruments including the Gibson G101 organ, Fender Rhodes Piano Bass and RMI Electra-piano, and with Maestro analogue effects.

Ringolevio overturns the typical image of the summer of love to create an authentic and inspiring, though ultimately doomed, alternative narrative.

Cast:
Grogan: Riley Neldam
Dorothy: Nancy Crane
Charles: Kerry Shale
The Hun: Robert Gilbert
Coyote: Danny Mahoney
Billy: Nathan Wiley
Natural Suzanne: Lanna Joffrey
Hip Leader: Nigel Whitmey
Brautigan: Josh Cowdery

All other parts played by members of the company.

Written by Emmett Grogan
Adapted by Jonathan Myerson

Music by Mzylkypop:
Keyboards, winds, composer: Mick Somerset
Electric bass: Philippe Clegg
Drums: Jarrod Gosling
Treatments: Dean Honer

Sound design by Alisdair McGregor
Produced and Directed by Boz Temple-Morris

A Holy Mountain production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4

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