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Radio 3,11 Dec 2022,89 mins

Venice Preserved

Drama on 3

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by Thomas Otway A political thriller about power, revolution, sex and betrayal. The government of Venice is corrupt and self-serving. A group of rebels prepare for revolution. A married couple are forced to choose between their love for each other and the future of the state. Jaffier ..... Sandy Grierson Pierre ..... Paul Adeyefa Belvidera ..... Anna Russell-Martin Priuli ..... Michael Nardone Aquilina ..... Maggie Service Antonio ..... Stuart McQuarrie Bedamar ..... Anne Lacey Spinosa/Duke ..... Nalini Chetty Renault ..... Cal MacAninch Venice Preserved has been called a ‘masterpiece’ by Michael Billington and ‘the last great verse play in the English language’ by Kenneth Tynan. Sound recording by Kris McConnachie Sound design by Jon Nicholls Adapted for radio and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane

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