Arden of Faversham

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In 1551 in Tudor England, Alice and her lover Mosby conspire with hired killers to murder Alice's husband Arden. This anonymous play is the first example of a brutal true crime story on the English stage and resonates with our contemporary fascination with all things 'noir'. Based closely on Holinshed's detailed account of the murder, it was first published in 1592. Arden ..... Ewan Bailey Alice ..... Amaka Okafor Mosby ..... Samuel James Michael ..... Tom Forrister Greene ..... Simon Ludders Franklin ..... Philip Fox Black Will ..... Ben Crowe Shakebag ..... Sion Pritchard Clarke ..... Ryan Whittle Lord Cheiny ..... John Telfer Bradshaw ..... John Norton Susan ..... Olivia Marcus Original music composed by Lucy Rivers Musicians: James Ifan, Hannah McPake, Dan Messore, Mark O'Connor, Elin Phillips, Lucy Rivers & Aidan Thorne Adapted and directed by Alison Hindell BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 3