INK RADIO – listen here
INK presents a selection of short radio plays written and recorded during the 2020 Lockdown. First broadcast on BBC Radio Suffolk, these wonderful shorts then received a ‘second life’ on the local digital radio station, East Suffolk One.
Written by both new and experienced writers, each piece was recorded by our wonderful INK actors – our grateful thanks to you all! Enjoy …
Start here to listen to all 25 plays at INK Radio or choose individual plays below
THE PLAYS
Training Purposes by Gary Ogin
Performed by Miranda Hart & Emma Henderson
Marjorie is trying to reboot her friendships after saying things she really didn’t mean. Or perhaps did.
A Suffolk Man by Tom Pauk
Performed by Tim Bentinck
How do you know if you’re a Suffolk man? A man from Poland and a man from Suffolk take issue.
Sharp Scratch by Mark Donald
Performed by Huw Brentnall
A nightclub encounter with a jealous guy.
Delete My Life by Marion Cobban
Performed by Lucy Mangan
Shall I? Shan’t I? All those emails waiting in my inbox.
The Tea Test by Seth Freeman
Performed by Diana Quick & Helen Atkinson Wood
Two old friends ponder the eternal question milk before, or after? The answer can mean life or death.
A Rose By Any Other Name by Monica Allen
Performed by Juliet Stevenson
If you’re going to name your baby after every dead relation where will it end?
One Night Stand by Lucy Darrington
Performed by Alice Redmond
One minute you’re having a one-night stand, the next… well who could have guessed?
Being Anti-Matter by Dixe Wills
Performed by Martha Loader
Just because you don’t theoretically exist in this space time continuum, doesn’t mean you can’t have attitude.
Bloody Nigel Havers by Alan Tilby
Performed by Helen Atkinson Wood, Penelope Rawlins, & Nigel Havers
Mum’s age-old passion for Nigel Havers may have unexpected consequences.
Quiet Now by Griff Scott
Performed by Tessa Wojtczak
The time to be quiet can be the most helpful but also the hardest part of waiting.
Nan by Lucy Flannery
Performed by Melissa Dean
Nan has picked up her knitting needles and done something beautiful and unexpected.
Nightjars by Stephen Mollett
Performed by Barbara Horne & Paul Hegarty
A pair of birdwatchers gently chide each other at twilight.
Snooks by Maresa Harrington
Performed by Alexandra Ewing
The statue of a little dog perched on a plinth by the yacht pond in Aldeburgh is not all he seems.
Fingertips by Nikki Wright
Performed by Molly McGeachin
A woman waking in darkness reaches for the fabrics and needle that will bear witness to her life.
The Gluten Experiment by Ashwaq Al Lawati
Performed by Sarah McGuinness & Joe McArdle
Dana’s food experiments on the customers don’t go down well with the cafe manager.
Keep Believing by Lyn Fountain
Performed by Adrienne Grant
What is it that keeps us believing in Christmas, love, and second chances?
Pride, Prejudice & PPE by Michael Staniforth
Performed by Penelope Rawlins & Dugald Bruce Lockhart
Publisher’s advice to the author about the adjustments needed to make Pride and Prejudice suitable in a time of Covid.
No More Piss In the Lifts by Justin Marosa
Performed by Justin Marosa
Things have changed on the ‘murder mile’. But the ghosts are still there.
Hold My Wings by Christine Foster
Performed by Lucy Mangan & Sam Rix
The right answers to a divine quiz are arguably life’s cruelest trick.
Spit Or Swallow by Jonathan Skinner
Performed by Isabella Inchbald & Yiannis Vassilakis
What is it with men and wine? They always want to over-complicate things.
Once A Lady by Richard Ihnatowicz
Performed by Ann Bryson & Felix Uff
An overprotective mum can’t help spooning out advice to her child.
The Stars & I by Jack Jarvis
Performed by Samuel Lawrence
A stargazer is brought to earth by reality and circumstance.
The Sweetest Move by Linda Burgess
Performed by Dean Graham
The plan to seduce a beautiful commuter falls short on puns.
Lockdown Run by Geraldine Alexander
Performed by Charlotte Parry
A daily run with a woman who can’t escape the thought of what’s going on at home.