3pm, Saturday 21 April, Festival Marquee

Turn on and tune in as Radio Soop takes you back to the golden age of radio. Finding themselves plunged into a live radio broadcast with acute staff shortages, a radio repertory company are forced to come up with the sound effects for three one-act plays.

Can they vocalise a death-defying car chase round the coastal paths of Cornwall? Will they pull off an alien invasion with the contents of a handbag? Can a few sandwiches conjure up a tale of terror?

As off-air mishaps collide with on-air drama, the Fifties will never sound the same again! Performing three original plays inspired by the heyday of radio, five actors provide the voices and sound effects in an affectionate pastiche of classic genres, including a tale of intrigue and espionage, gothic horror and American science fiction. Radio Soop is an hilarious theatrical event that recreates the magic, tensions, humour and chaos of live radio.

Cast
Vincent Adams
Rachel Carter
Nathan Chapman
Alice Corrigan
Mark Wakeman

Written by
Vincent Adams
Kevin Jacks
Mark Wakeman

Directed by
Nathan Chapman