The Wager
When Bernabo makes a bet on his wife’s chastity with a friend, neither thinks their life will change forever. Stars Paul Ritter.
Terry Jones introduces another tasty Renaissance tale, starring Louise Brealey in a sly tale of about a costly bet.
The one hundred stories which make up Giovanni Boccaccio’s humane and comic masterpiece, come from all over the world.
They are vividly reset by Boccaccio among the flourishing merchant classes in the cities of Renaissance Italy. But their witty, satirical, bawdy voice sounds utterly modern, and their subjects - love, fate, sex, religion, morality - are universal.
“Those who after misadventures, find unexpected happiness.”
When Bernabo makes a bet on his wife’s chastity, and his friend sets out to prove him wrong, neither man imagines the matter will change their lives forever.
Musciatto ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Ambrogiuolo ..... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Bernabo ..... Paul Ritter
Zinevra ..... Louise Brealey
Sultan ..... Jude Akuwudike
Captain ..... Shaun Mason
Adapted by Robin Brooks
Music arranged and performed by Robert Hollingworth and Paula Chateauneuf
Lyric translations by Silvia Reseghetti
Script consultant: Guyda Armstrong
Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in December 2014.
On radio
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Giovanni Boccaccio |
| Adaptor | Robin Brooks |
| Performer | Robert Hollingworth |
| Performer | Paula Chateauneuf |
| Musciatto | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Ambrogiuolo | Geoffrey Streatfield |
| Bernabo | Paul Ritter |
| Zinevra | Louise Brealey |
| Sultan | Jude Akuwudike |
| Captain | Shaun Mason |
| Producer | Jonquil Panting |
| Director | Jonquil Panting |
Broadcasts
Tue 9 Dec 201422:45BBC Radio 3- Tue 20 Jan 202606:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 20 Jan 202611:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 20 Jan 202617:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 21 Jan 202601:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
