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Radio
Lying there, drifting up into those ancient lights was exactly like looking into the past. It is looking into the past. History, I think, is just a property of light.
Charlie Fairbanks was born in the dead center of the United States at the dead center of the twentieth century.
Americans are going to the Moon and Charlie's sure he'll be the first one there. But as he shines his spotlight on the Moon, so too does it illuminate the darker side to his nation's history.
Radio is a story about memory, love and spaceships.
Charlie Fairbanks was born in the dead center of the United States at the dead center of the twentieth century.
Americans are going to the Moon and Charlie's sure he'll be the first one there. But as he shines his spotlight on the Moon, so too does it illuminate the darker side to his nation's history.
Radio is a story about memory, love and spaceships.
64 pages, Paperback
First published July 4, 2019
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About the author
Al Smith
13 booksAl Smith is a British playwright. Plays include Enola (2005), Radio (2006/7), The Astronaut Wives Club (2006), The Bird (2008), Harrogate (2015) and Diary of a Madman (2016). He has been Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre and a participant of the Paines Plough Future Perfect scheme.
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May 16, 2020
Broad Clichéd American Stereotypes Viewed by Brits
Review of the Audible Audio audiobook (July 4, 2019) based on the original stageplay
Although Radio is ostensibly framed as a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Moon Landing by the USA, it is actually written by a UK playwright and was premiered in the UK as well. I found the characterization here to be very broad and clichéd and even somewhat derogatory at times. Most often it reminded me of characters such as Forrest Gump and Gomer Pyle.
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Radio is one of the 12 currently (as of early May 2020) available free Audible Theater selections for members at https://www.audible.com/ep/theater-list. It is available to everyone for a standard price.
Radio premiered at the Arcola Theatre, East London, UK from June - July, 2019. See further information on that here.
Review of the Audible Audio audiobook (July 4, 2019) based on the original stageplay
Although Radio is ostensibly framed as a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Moon Landing by the USA, it is actually written by a UK playwright and was premiered in the UK as well. I found the characterization here to be very broad and clichéd and even somewhat derogatory at times. Most often it reminded me of characters such as Forrest Gump and Gomer Pyle.
Trivia and Links
Radio is one of the 12 currently (as of early May 2020) available free Audible Theater selections for members at https://www.audible.com/ep/theater-list. It is available to everyone for a standard price.
Radio premiered at the Arcola Theatre, East London, UK from June - July, 2019. See further information on that here.
Displaying 1 of 1 review