"Barmy but irresistable"
- Edinburgh Fringe
COLD BLOOD, COLD HEART
Malton's Glitterati turned out in force to witness the world premiere of Cold Blood, Cold Heart, the grand finale of the towns literature festival.
The moon was full, the town was buzzing with excitement and this spine tinglingly funny performance of a 1950s radio play by Reginald Merryweather certainly lived up to all expectations.
Quirky, original and brilliant.
Lord Sir Charles Froschenkel is a budding young doctor whose experiments take him further than he ever dared believed possible!
...and a chance encounter with an old family friend sparks off an incident which proves fatal for his dinner guest.
A gothic tale of broken dreams, promises and hearts
The action takes place in a radio theatre in 1950 and we witness a performance of a tragic comedy drama, being enacted in front of a live theatre audience, for broadcast on the national network.
The twist is that the entire performance is being observed by the unseen Uncle Reggie in the present day, who has tuned into the event on his magic radio and who introduces (and comments on) the entire performance.
"The whole room was ablaze with a crackling blue light. And there before me I saw the pinnacle of my work. "
FRANKENFROG
The drama being acted out in front of us is a re-enactment of us ‘going through the round speaker’ into the past and being part of that distant, archaic scenario.
We are in the past, listening to an episode of Uncle Reggie’s Magic Radio broadcasting in the future.
"You seem to avoid the sunshine altogether and prefer to be indoors Mary."
"With my complexion? I couldn't possibly burn for the wedding now could I?"
WATCH OUT
Mary! What are you doing with that frog!?
VAMPIRE
"You do realise that when you pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, all you do is take them along with you."
ESCAPE TO ICELAND
A gift that will stay with you for all eternity so that you may remember the terrible things that you have done.
REVENGE
A gripping and compelling story
COLD BLOOD, COLD HEART
Written by Reginald K. Merryweather and adapted by J.B. Slater.
Illustrations by Jason Brown
Please note:- No frogs were harmed in the production of this radio play.
