Lola vs Powerman
Adapted from the critically acclaimed Kinks album, Ray Davies' allegorical drama, co-written with Paul Sirett, is a savage commentary on the music industry.
'Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround' is an album by the Kinks, released in 1970 when the band's iconic songwriter, Ray Davies, was embroiled in a legal battle over the rights to his songs.
Drawing on medieval morality plays, this brand-new drama, adapted from the album by Ray Davies and Paul Sirett, becomes an allegorical journey through a world of deals, devils and demons, where music, power and temptation are always in play.
Cast
SONGWRITER ..... Lee Ross
LOLA ..... Emma Frankland
EVERYMAN ..... Ben Norris
MAMMON ..... Tim McInnerny
SATAN ..... Kyle Soller
LUST ..... Sharon D Clarke
DAD ..... Harry Myers
BROTHER/SOUND ENGINEER ..... Carl Prekopp
MUM/ WIFE ..... Becky Wright
Songs by RAY DAVIES. New versions produced by RAY DAVIES at KONK
Piano & Organ, Harvey Brough
Guitar, Bill Shanley
Sound engineer music, Matt Jaggar
Medley LEE ROSS
You Still Want Me BEN NORRIS/ CARL PREKOPP
Get Back In Line HARRY MYERS
Art School Babe LEE ROSS
Denmark Street BEN NORRIS/ CARL PREKOPP
Got To Be Free THE CAST
Top Of The Pops BEN NORRIS / THE KINKS
Strangers by DAVE DAVIES_ BEN NORRIS/ CARL PREKOPP
This Time Tomorrow BEN NORRIS / EMMA FRANKLAND
The Good Life TIM McINNERNY and The Kinks
Powerman TIM McINNERY / BEN NORRIS
Rats by DAVE DAVIES_ SHARON D CLARKE
This Time Tomorrow BEN NORRIS
Look A Little On The Sunny Side EMMA FRANKLAND
A Long Way From Home HARRY MYERS
Starstruck EMMA FRANKLAND
The Moneygoround BEN NORRIS
Look a LIttle on the Sunny Side EMMA FRANKLAND
Lola EMMA FRANKLAND and The Kinks
Producer/director drama Karen Rose
Sound engineer and designer David Thomas
Production coordinator Sarah Tombling
A Sweet Talk Production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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- Sat 11 Dec 2021 14:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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