Rudeigin ri Ràdh

In partnership with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

A series of four stand alone radio dramas by four Gaelic voices with something to say: Elspeth Turner, Iain MacRàth, Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir and Martin O’Connor.

Danns a’ Rathaid

By Elspeth Turner

Anna lives alone, rarely speaking to anyone else, until something happens that forces her to strike up a friendship with a woman to whom she has a far closer connection that she initially thought. This a melancholy story about the struggle of a young dancer in London in the 1950s weaves together different themes such as the desire to move on, ancestry, and separation, through this unexpected connection, and the beautiful music of Swan Lake.

Cast: Elspeth Turner and Màiri Morrison

Panalof

By Iain MacRae

Many academics have debated where the Lewis Chessmen came from. This comedy, set in the National Museum, considers not only where they came from, but where they are going. As soon as the lights go off, the chessmen escape, and nobody except the two pawns know what they’ve got planned. There’s only one problem – there’s no sign of the rest of the chessmen, and without anyone to give them permission to move, how will they make their way home?

Cast: Iain MacRae and Daibhidh Walker.

Rùintean Màiri Iain Mhòir

By Martin MacIntyre

Though Covid-19 has turned everyone’s world upside down, leaving us uneasy and unsettled, we try and keep our spirits up by looking forward to a time when all this is over. But what impact has this lockdown had on our dead? This is a play about hope, loss, and love, set in the Western Isles, and with music that make the Uist landscape – and the dead! – come to life.

Cast: Mairi Morrison and Calum MacDonald

Èirigh

By Martin O’ Connor

Èirigh explores the effect that climate chance could have on a small Scottish island, and on the life of one man as he tries to make a difference and save his family from the rising sea. Many of the things Martin O’Connor often explores in his work – masculinity, faith, monologue, comedy – feature in this new short radio play.

Cast: Daibhidh Walker

Cast & Creative Team

Director – Muireann Kelly
Sound Designer and Editor – Matt Padden
Music – Pàdruig Moireasdan
Harp – Malachy Arnold
Dramaturgy – Lynda Radley, Iain Finlay MacLeod, Oliver Emanuel and Catrìona Lexy Campbell
Studio Producer – Catriona Mhoireach
Sound Engineer – Sara Mattinson
Producer – Annella NicLeòid
Assistant Commissioner – Calum McConnell
Co-ordinator – Rhona NicDhùghaill