Radio version of Tena Stivicic play Fireflies was produced by BBC Radio last week. It was directed by Peter Kavanagh.
Tena Stivicic is one of most sucessful Croatian playwright. She was born in Zagreb and studied at Academy of Dramatic Arts there. She completed an MA in Writing for Performance at Goldsmiths College, Universtiy of London. Her plays have been produced in 12 European countries.
About play: chance encounters and strange revelations abound as six people wait in a weather-stricken airport.
MORE ABOUT PRODUCTION:
Martin …… James Fleet
Clara …… Helena Breck
Olga …… Lizzy Watts
Oliver …… David Hargreaves
Jeanne …… Annabelle Dowler
Nate …… Stephen Hogan
Customs Officer/Felipe (bartender) …… Benjamin Askew
Loud speaker announcer/Charles …… Philip Fox
Music composed and peformed by Russell Taylor and Steve Cooke.
Directed by Peter Kavanagh
Broadcast on:
BBC Radio 4, 2:15pm Thursday 3rd September 2009
Duration:
45 minutes
Available until:
3:02pm Thursday 10th September 2009
You can listen play till 10th September on this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mcvyc/Afternoon_Play_Fireflies/
September 4, 2009
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3 Comments
October 28, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I am an American living in Germany. Next month I will see (in Wiesbaden) the German version of Tena Stivicic’s Fireflies. My German is not great (to put it mildly) and I would very much like to read the English text of Fireflies and/or listen to the BBC radio production before “taking in” the German production. I would very much appreciate any advice or other assistance you might provide in this regard. Incidentally I would be happy to meet the cost of making and/or mailing photocopies or a CD or whatever. I have not been able to locate any publisher or agency that is selling the English text/playscript.
October 29, 2009 at 4:58 am
Hi John,
I will try to help you out by forwarding your request. After you see the production of Tena Stivicic’s Fireflies, why don’t you write us back and tell us what you thought of the play and the production? Thanks for your comment. Randy Ford
October 29, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Randy,
Thanks for your support. I undertake to come up with some comments on the Wiesbaden production of Fireflies. (Presumably my comments will be somewhat more relevant and useful if I have an opportunity to read or hear Fireflies in English before I take on the German version.)
Incidentally this would certainly not be the first time I see a German production of a recent English (language) play that I have read in advance. Plays in that category include Stephens’ Christmas, Wade’s Colder than Here, Walsh’s New Electric Ballroom and Letts’ August: Osage County.
Regards,
John