RADIO 4: “Festive comic drama by Imison Award-winner Adam Beeson, based on a short story by
Nikolai Gogol.”
December 24, 2008“Christmas Eve”
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“…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…”]
Adam Beeson (adapted from the story by Nikolai Gogol).
Bruce Young (producer/director).
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).