CHRISTMAS EVE
[SHORT-STORY]
RADIO 4: “Festive comic drama by Imison Award-winner Adam Beeson, based on a short story by
Nikolai Gogol.”
AFTERNOON PLAY (RADIO 4, LONDON—BBC)
[Wednesday—2:15-3:00 PM]
December 24, 2008 “Christmas Eve”
[BBC RADIO 4: “…As the snow falls on Christmas Eve in the Ukrainian
village of Dikanka, the local witch is in league with a devil to steal the
moon and the stars. Meanwhile, the witch’s son goes on a magical night
flight to St. Petersburg to borrow a pair of shoes from Catherine the
Great…”]
SCRIPT: Adam Beeson (adapted from the story by Nikolai Gogol).
PERSONNEL: Bruce Young (producer/director).
CAST: Dave Anderson (Gogol), Juliet Cadzow (Solokha), Paul Thomas Hickey
(Devil), Crawford Logan (The Mayor), Mark McDonnell (Chub), Steven McNicol
(Vakula), Lucy Paterson (Oksana), Ralph Riach (Deacon).
EXTANT RECORDING