Wickedly acerbic, The Youth of Old Age shows acclaimed British actor Prunella Scales at her dragon-tongued best. As the story's matriarch, she's determined to prevent her heir from marrying "out of sorts."
Written and directed by award-winning Stuart Price, you'd be mad not to listen to this wicked comedy. "To be there when [a Wireless Theatre Live radio drama] is being recorded is thrilling!"-Guardian (London)
Since our bodies cannot genuinely explore space, why not get rid of them?
Without wanting to trot out the already tired clichés about social networking sites being our main interaction, or point out that with gaming systems becoming so sophisticated the next generation will spend an overwhelming amount of time interacting through the Internet, it seems obvious to us that we are already heading for a "body-free" future. At first it seems awful, but when you think about it, it could provide many benefits once we get used to it.
2010: Space Commander! was recorded before a live audience. "Clever, clairvoyant and compelling-a humane and humorous take on a frighteningly possible future"-Sofie Mason, director, Offwestend.com
Join Britain's premiere radio drama group, The Wireless Theatre Company, as they take you on a journey of madness, terror, and gruesome murder!By the award-winning team of Stuart Price and composer Michael Bruce, and based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe, The Grimm of Stottesden Hall was recorded in front of a terrified live audience. "To be there when [a Wireless Theatre live radio drama] is being recorded is thrilling!"-Guardian (London)
The award-winning and critically acclaimed Wireless Theatre Company strives to keep radio theater alive and well. From the hilarious to the terrifying, this diverse collection features ten Wireless Theatre productions in a single volume:
Spook Squad by Jim Spiers, directed by Jack Bowman
2010: Space Commander! by Stuart Price, directed by David Beck
Dream On by Paul Ekert, directed by Tom Brazier
The Grimm of Stottesden Hall, written and directed by Stuart Price
Phonophobia by Jack Bowman and Robert Valentine, directed by Tom Brazier
Medusa on the Beach by Marty Ross
The Youth of Old Age, written and directed by Stuart Price
Devon Girl by Zalie Burrow, directed by Cherry Cookson
Radio Hoohah, written and directed by Octavia MacKenzie and Ashley McGuire
Angels in the Dark, written and directed by Susan Casanove "Being there when [a Wireless Theatre Live radio drama] is being recorded is thrilling!"-Guardian (London)
