The Bear Pit Theatre Company proudly presents a new series of audio dramas, specially written, adapted and performed by members of the Company.

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The Swan Song, by Anton Chekhov, adapted for audio by Nick Le Mesurier. Vasili (Brian Darnley) is a once great but now ageing actor of the old school. He has fallen asleep, drunk, after a performance. Thinking he is alone he muses on his life and the vicissitudes of ageing and reputation, till he is joined by Nakita (Juliet Grundy), the theatre’s resident prompter, and they strike up an unlikely friendship rooted in performance and a love of the theatre.The Swan Song is Chekhov’s first play. Brian Darnley and Juliet Grundy give performances that convey all of Chekhov’s characteristic pathos and subtle comedy. The Swan Song is directed and engineered for audio by Nick Le Mesurier.The music is taken from Moscow Slowpoke by Steve Oxen, available on free download from Fesliyan Studios <a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/russian-music/70" rel="nofollow">https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/russian-music/70</a>

The Swan Song (by Anton Chekhov)

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Owen and Tracey have been married for three years, but things haven&#39;t been easy for them, there are tensions and secrets. Say Yes is written and directed by Steve Farr.Music performed and written by Steve Farr.Featuring Charlotte Ledger as Tracey, and Ben Keyser as Owen.Sound engineering and production by Nick Le Mesurier.

Say Yes (by Steve Farr)

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The Proposal, by Anton Chekhov, is a small masterpiece of character and situational humour, which displays all of Chekhov’s sensitive and acute understanding of human foibles. Ivan Vasilyevich Lomov (Danny Masewicz), a hypochondrial landowner, comes to ask his neighbour Stepan Stepanovich (Brian Darnley) for the hand of his daughter Natalya Stepanovna (Lynn Taylor). However, their tempestuous and quarrelsome characters keep getting the better of them, putting their chance of happiness in peril.   This wonderfully funny and fast moving play is adapted for audio, produced and directed by Nick Le Mesurier, with sound engineering by Nick Le Mesurier and Ian Taylor.  Music: Metiliza – Muzaproduction  <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/search/russian%20folk%20music/" rel="nofollow">https://pixabay.com/music/search/russian%20folk%20music/</a>

The Proposal (by Anton Chekhov)

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It is 1962. Sean and Maureen have been going out for years, but this is the first time they’ve been alone together. It should be a romantic moment to remember, but Sean has a secret that neither will forget. The First Time was written by Paul Greenwood and produced by Nick Le Mesurier. Sound engineering is by Jonathon Fletcher. It features Lily Skinner as Maureen and Elliot Gear as Sean.The First Time is a Bear Pit Theatre Audio Drama production.

The First Time (by Paul Greenwood)

The Bear Pit Theatre Company proudly presents a new series of audio dramas, specially written, adapted and performed by members of the Company.