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Elephants All the Way Up by Lavinia Murray

Harper is a simple soul but his life is complicated. Then the ground starts to shift - literally. Stars Graeme Hawley.

Harper works in a zoo. He is a simple soul but his life is complicated.

His wife is desperate for a baby, and his angry dad is a bare knuckle boxer. Then the ground starts to shift - literally.

Last of a series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death.

Harper.............................Graeme Hawley
Yolanda...........................Kate Coogan
Dad.................................Seamus O'Neill
Carlos.............................Chris Jack
Arlo/Turtle.......................Lloyd Peters
Grayson/Turtle................Malcolm Raeburn
Woman/Turtle.................Lisa Allen

Surreal comedy written by Lavinia Murray

Directed by Gary Brown.

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales production first broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2014.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 13 Jun 2019 21:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Harper Graeme Hawley
Yolanda Kate Coogan
Dad Seamus O'Neill
Carlos Chris Jack
Arlo Lloyd Peters
Turtle Lloyd Peters
Grayson Malcolm Raeburn
Turtle Malcolm Raeburn
Woman Lisa Allen
Turtle Lisa Allen
Director Gary Brown
Producer Gary Brown
Writer Lavinia Murray

Broadcasts

  • Wed 30 Jul 2014 14:15
  • Thu 22 Sep 2016 14:15
  • Thu 13 Jun 2019 11:15
  • Thu 13 Jun 2019 21:15

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