Christmas Eve
Comic drama by Adam Beeson based on a Gogol short story. On Christmas Eve in the Ukrainian village of Dikanka, the local witch is in league with a devil to steal the moon and stars.
Festive comic drama by Imison Award-winner Adam
Beeson, based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol.
As the snow falls on Christmas Eve in the Ukrainian
village of Dikanka, the local witch is in league with a
devil to steal the moon and the stars. Meanwhile,
the witch's son goes on a magical night flight to St
Petersburg to borrow a pair of shoes from Catherine the Great.
Gogol...................... Dave Anderson
Solokha.................. Juliet Cadzow
Vakula .................... Steven McNicol
Devil ........................ Paul Thomas Hickey
Chub.................... Mark McDonnell
Oksana................... Lucy Paterson
Mayor ............. Crawford Logan
Deacon ........... Ralph Riach
Producer/director: Bruce Young.
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- Christmas Eve 2008 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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