Lud-in-the-Mist
By Hope Mirrlees, dramatised by Joy Wilkinson. Beguiling fantasy classic about a country bordered by the sinister but alluring Land of Faerie.
Beguiling fantasy classic by Hope Mirrlees, written in 1926, about a country bordered by the sinister but alluring Land of Faerie. Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson.
In the prosperous, peaceful, practical town of Lud-in-the-Mist, all things Faerie are taboo. So when the mayor of Lud, Nathaniel Chanticleer, finds that his son has developed a taste for smuggled faerie fruit, his world falls apart.
If he's to save himself and his son, Nat must confront not only the faerie threat but also his own darkest secret.
With spellbinding original music from The Ciderhouse Rebellion.
Narrator鈥livia Poulet
Nathaniel Chanticleer鈥�.Richard Lumsden
Endymion Leer 鈥�. Lloyd Hutchinson
Ambrose Honeysuckle 鈥�.Tony Turner
Ranulph Chanticleer鈥�.Elijah Wolf
Young Nat .... Elijah Wolf
Willy Wisp鈥�.Robert Lonsdale
Mumchance鈥�.Shaun Mason.
Portunus ....Tony Turner
Moonlove Honeysuckle鈥�.Eimear Fearon
Prunella Pyepowders鈥�.Ria Marshall
Marigold Chanticleer and the Widow Gibberty鈥�.Jane Slavin
Primrose Crabapple and Mother Tibbs鈥�.Ellie Darvill
Yeoman Pease .... Robert Lonsdale
Duke Aubrey鈥�.Neil Gaiman
Directed by Abigail le Fleming
Production Co-ordinator .... Anne Isger
Production Co-ordinator .... Gaelan Connolly
Technical Producer .... Keith Graham
Technical Producer .... Anne Bunting
Technical Producer .... Cal Knightley
Author ....Hope Mirrlees
Dramatist .... Joy Wilkinson
Original music was by Adam Summerhayes and Murray Grainger - The Ciderhouse Rebellion
https://theciderhouserebellion.com/
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