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The Italian writer Boccaccio wrote The Decameron in the aftermath of the 14th century plague.

He borrowed plots from existing folk tales, stories that had survived through plagues and wars, tales that have outlived the greatest storytellers, but that hailed from the imaginations of ordinary men and women.

Theatre company 1927’s latest production also borrowed from this primordial soup of storytelling. When the international touring of 1927’s theatre show was cancelled due to Covid-19, they instead turned the show into a late-night audio experience for Radio 3, inspired by Boccaccio’s original. The experiences are dark, comic and surreal.

1927 will also be creating a special edition of one of their Decameron Nights stories as an alternative interactive sound experience, using the 麻豆约拍’s brand new Audio Orchestrator.

Decameron Nights was commissioned as part of the 麻豆约拍 Culture In Quarantine with the support of Arts Council England and 麻豆约拍 Arts.

Monday 10 August - I’m Alright Jack
A trio of folk tales about looking out for number one.

Fat Cat & Two Fish, read by Suzanne Andrade
Roots read, by Kazuko Hohki

The cat ..... Rose Robinson
The boy ….. Karl Mengs

Tuesday 11 August - Heartstrings
Heartstrings - a threesome of folk tales about love.

Ant & Mouse, Fourteen Daughters, The Magic Bird read by Suzanne Andrade
Ant ..… Esme Appleton
Insects ..… Rose Robinson

Wednesday 12 August – Lady Luck
Lady Luck - a shamrock of forgotten tales about fortune and fate.

Three Wishes read by Phil Shaw
Luckless Man read by Nigel Hunt
An Unfortunate Animal & Larder read by Suzanne Andrade
Unremarkable Woman ..… Rose Robinson

Writer & Director - Suzanne Andrade
Composer & Music - Lillian Henley
Sound Design & Theremin featured in Roots - Laurence Owen

• Producer: Jo Crowley
• A London Radio 3 presentation for 麻豆约拍 Radio 3

Publicity contact: 麻豆约拍 Arts Publciity