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The Tenderness of Boys
A playful and surreal drama about the bond between a writer and his mother by award-winning playwright Oliver Emanuel.
By Oliver Emanuel
It’s a Monday morning. A writer walks into a supermarket and sees his mother. It’s an entirely ordinary scene. Except his mother’s been dead for 15 years.
A playfully surreal and moving drama about the bond between mothers and their sons.
Cast:
Writer … Robert Jack
His Mother … Shauna Macdonald
Boy … Daniel Smith
Directed by Kirsty Williams
Last on
Mon 18 Apr 2022
14:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Mon 5 Oct 2020 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 18 Apr 2022 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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