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Rudeigin ri R\u00e0dh<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with BBC Radio nan G\u00e0idheal<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A series of four stand alone radio dramas by four Gaelic voices with something to say: Elspeth Turner, Iain MacR\u00e0th, M\u00e0rtainn Mac an t-Saoir and Martin O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Danns a\u2019 Rathaid<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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By Elspeth Turner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Elspeth Turner and M\u00e0iri Morrison<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Panalof<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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By Iain MacRae<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019ve got planned. There\u2019s only one problem – there\u2019s no sign of the rest of the chessmen, and without anyone to give them permission to move, how will they make their way home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Iain MacRae and Daibhidh Walker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

R\u00f9intean M\u00e0iri Iain Mh\u00f2ir<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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By Martin MacIntyre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Covid-19 has turned everyone\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Mairi Morrison and Calum MacDonald<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00c8irigh<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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By Martin O\u2019 Connor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c8irigh 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\u2019Connor often explores in his work – masculinity, faith, monologue, comedy – feature in this new short radio play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Daibhidh Walker<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cast & Creative Team<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Director<\/strong> – Muireann Kelly
Sound Designer and Editor<\/strong> – Matt Padden
Music <\/strong>– P\u00e0druig Moireasdan
Harp<\/strong> – Malachy Arnold
Dramaturgy<\/strong> – Lynda Radley, Iain Finlay MacLeod, Oliver Emanuel and Catr\u00econa Lexy Campbell
Studio Producer<\/strong> – Catriona Mhoireach
Sound Engineer<\/strong> – Sara Mattinson
Producer<\/strong> – Annella NicLe\u00f2id
Assistant Commissioner<\/strong> – Calum McConnell
Co-ordinator<\/strong> – Rhona NicDh\u00f9ghaill<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Supported by<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Creative Scotland 
B\u00f2rd na G\u00e0idhlig<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>