Our next play is Radio, produced by Sunscreen Productions at the studio at Paradise in Augustines at 21:05 on Saturday 19th. Here’s the description on the website: “You ate someone’s crisps? You shoplifted once? You cheated on your girlfriend? You killed your grandmother? What would the voice on the radio say if it started to spill your deepest, darkest secrets to your housemates… In this post-truth world of fake news, of contradictory narratives, of technology and Trump, seven students are poised on the cusp of entering into a world that doesn’t want them. But the voice on the radio has other ideas. A blisteringly dark, funny new play about the lies, loves, and dirt under everyone’s fingernails. ‘Dazzling’ ***** (OxfordStudent.com on Attempts On Her Life).”

It’s one of those almost sci-fi elements of modern life that there might be a ghost in the machine that might just be human enough to answer back, and I confess the thought of what your radio might have heard about your private life is a bit startling! Hopefully this will be funny, savage and thought-provoking. Check back after 10.15 pm to see what we thought of it, and by then the next preview blog should be available to read too.

I really enjoyed that play, mainly for the performances, which were mostly excellent. The characters were very convincingly portrayed, and very lively to boot. It wasn’t really sci-fi or supernatural, in fact the “radio” element was probably the least effective part. But it was a great depiction of a house full of students at each other’s throats. And it also asked significant questions about consent. Congratulations guys on a great show.