Pearl (Radio Play)
| Pearl: A Play About a Play Within a Play | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Arden |
| Characters | Pearl Backhouse Grimscar Belladonna Duchess Gideon Grip Captain Catso |
| Date premiered | July 3, 1978 |
| Place premiered |
BBC Radio 4 London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | England, 1640 |
Pearl is a 1978 radio play by award-winning English playwright John Arden. Set in England in the 1640s, the play concerns a young Irish political operative named Pearl, who, with playwright Tom Backhouse, attempts to sway the political climate in favour of the British Parliament, as part of a plan to achieve Irish sovereignty.
Pearl was produced and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on July 3, 1978, with the following cast:
The play won a Giles Cooper Award in 1978, and is considered one of the finest examples of the medium.
Hardcover and Paperback editions were published by Eyre Methuen in 1979.
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