The Egg Man
By Catherine Dyson. Autofiction about a writer who tries to reconstruct her grandfather's flight from Ukraine in the 1930s. It's an impossible task. Starring Nigel Planer.
By Catherine Dyson.
A writer tries to reconstruct her grandfather's flight from Ukraine in the 1930s, and locate the bones of her missing family members. It's an impossible task. Grandad is gone, mum doesn't want to talk about it and there are almost no records. Starring Nigel Planer.
Inspired by playwright Catherine Dyson's experience of trying to trace her family, this semi-autobiographical story blends fact and fiction.
CAST
Grandad - Nigel Planer
Catherine - Scarlett Courtney
Mum - Louise Gold
Young Catherine - Halle Bradford-Hill
The Neighbour - Oliver Wood
The Fiancee- Valerie Vansovica
The Tracer - Olivia Michi Schrenzel
With thanks to The Fortunoff Archive for the use of Abe M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1511). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library, and to historian Mark Levene.
Sound Design by Nigel Lewis
Directed by John Norton
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio Drama Wales production.
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