Audio Plays
Claim This Podcastby David Elder
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<p>A series of short audio plays, written by David Elder and produced by Parrot Productions </p>
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Publishing Since
9/29/2021
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September 7, 2022
The Man in the Grey Coat
<p class=""><strong>The Man in the Grey Coat</strong> is a 27-minutes-long audio play by David Elder.</p><p class="">It’s 1933. Charlie is bored doing low-level police work in sleepy Cheltenham. But then he’s given the opportunity to work on a secret surveillance mission, monitoring the poet Cecil Day-Lewis, who’s suspected of being an active member of the Communist Party. Will this be the big career breakthrough Charlie’s been looking for? And will Cecil be tempted to start some sort of revolutionary activity in the town? </p><p class="">If you enjoy this play you may also enjoy others in the ‘On the verge’ series which deal with various types of change. The others in the series are <a href="https://davidelder.net/podcasts/2021/9/30/face-the-music"><strong>Face the Music</strong></a> and <a href="https://davidelder.net/podcasts/2021/9/29/big-blue-things-4"><strong>Big Blue Things</strong> </a>by David Elder; and <a href="https://www.loubeckett.com/playbills/forbidden-music"><strong>Forbidden Music</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.loubeckett.com/playbills/we-cant-be"><strong>We Can't Be</strong></a> by Lou Beckett.</p><p class=""><strong>The Man in the Grey Coat</strong> was produced by Parrot Productions and directed by David Elder. The policeman Charlie was played by Edward Derbyshire. Cecil Day-Lewis was played by James Reynard, and Mary Day-Lewis by Claire Tucker. Sound was by David Holland, with thanks to the Cotswold Listener studios. The sound effects used were from <a href="https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk">BBC Sound Effects</a> – © copyright 2022 BBC. Music was composed by Jim Barne. The Gustav Holst music ‘I Vow To Thee My Country’ was arranged by Paul Ayres and performed under licence by the Reading Phoenix Choir. Parrot Productions are grateful to the Cheltenham Arts Council for their generous financial support. The image used in the poster was designed by Sarah Harvey of Art Works. Further thanks to Marianne Gaston and Annette Holland.</p><p class="">Please send comments or feedback about the play to davidelder.net@gmail.com</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" class=""></p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2507x3526" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=1000w" width="2507" height="3526" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a037189914e6b167002e774/1662564548881-L7DDLNJNJJO77KAMR7C7/TheManInTheGreyCoat.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </figure>
September 30, 2021
Face the Music
It’s early 1908. The composer Gustav Holst has just received the results of a prestigious music competition. Will this be the major break-through he’s been looking for? And what will it mean for his wife and new-born baby?
September 29, 2021
Big Blue Things
In the aftermath of the devastating Gloucestershire floods of 2007 two Cheltenham residents, Pete and Sima, try to cope with the new normal, making daily trips to collect water from those ‘big blue things’ that have suddenly appeared on the town’s streets. However, while carrying on with their new routines, a terrible hate crime suddenly rears its ugly head. Pete thinks it should be easy to tackle head on, or will it?
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