Pride by Al Smith
A public school head’s lack of respect for a former charge of hers is the basis of a shaming encounter. Starring Rebecca Front.
Mrs Eve is the head of an exclusive public school instilling pride and ambition in their pupils, but her lack of respect for one of her former charges is the basis of a shaming encounter.
Inspired by medieval morality plays, Al Smith takes a look at the most venous of sins, Pride.
In medieval times allegorical plays such as 'Mankind' and 'Everyman' were used to warn audiences that how they lived in the present would affect their afterlife - whether they would end up in Hell, Purgatory or Heaven.
But in a secular age how do we deal with the nature of sins and virtues? Our attitude to good and evil is certainly less black and white. Is it bad to be proud, don't we deserve respect? Can't anger be used to promote change for the better and isn't envy what drives our materialistic lifestyle?
These five tales explore our attitudes to these questions through the character of 'Eve', a 21st-century Everywoman, played by Rebecca Front.
Mrs Eve ...... Rebecca Front
Tom ...... Tom Hughes
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 in February 2016.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Writer | Al Smith |
Mrs Eve | Rebecca Front |
Tom | Tom Hughes |
Director | Sally Avens |
Broadcasts
- Tue 16 Feb 2016 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Wed 30 Aug 2023 07:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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