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Four-part drama series with Tom Hollander. Deer Park Academy, a re-branded failing school, tries to turn itself around and inspire its students by staging Romeo and Juliet.
Four-part drama series with Tom Hollander. Deer Park Academy, a re-branded failing school, is working to turn itself around and inspire its students. But inspiration can be dangerous and when has-been TV star, Geoff Cathcart, is brought in to stage a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, he opens a Pandora's box of controversy.
All other parts played by students and teachers at Portsmouth Grammar School:
Abby Moss, Poppy Goad, Thomas Locke, Joe McAuley, Freddie Fenton, Douglas James, Joe Haylock, Jay Pasricha, JM Hopkinson, Caleb Barron, Joe McCue
Written by Andy Mulligan
Music by Jon Ouin
Sound by Steve Bond
Produced by Emma Hearn
Directed by John Dryden
A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Geoff | Tom Hollander |
| Michelle | Sian Gibson |
| Headmaster | Tony Gardner |
| Gail | Heather Craney |
| Festival Administrator | Vincent Ebrahim |
| Tom | Rob Jarvis |
| Charlie | Divian Ladwa |
| Naia | Rebecca Emerton |
| Louie | Rory Greenwood |
| Ben | Rob Merriam |
| Ryan | Finn Elliot |
| School Secretary | Susie Baxter |
| Zoe | Floss Willcocks |
| Director | John Dryden |
| Producer | Emma Hearn |
| Writer | Andy Mulligan |
Broadcasts
- Wed 18 May 201614:15BBC Radio 4
- Wed 14 Mar 201814:15BBC Radio 4
The most "subversive" play ever written.
What inspired Andy Mulligan to write "School Drama"?
Opening Lines
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