Love Lies Sleeping
In the middle of the night, Beppo’s wife wakes him up to tell him a story. But the night has only just begun. Stars David Acton.
Terry Jones introduces another tasty Renaissance tale.
The 100 stories which make up Giovanni Boccaccio’s humane and comic masterpiece, come from all over the world.
They are vividly reset by Boccaccio among the flourishing merchant classes in the cities of Renaissance Italy. But their witty, satirical, bawdy voice sounds utterly modern, and their subjects - love, fate, sex, religion, morality - are universal.
'The loves which lead us to disaster'.
In the middle of the night, Beppo’s wife wakes him up to tell him a story. And his night has only just begun.
Silvestra ..... Laura Molyneux
Beppo ..... Rudi Dharmalingam
Giovanni ..... Joseph Drake
Rinaldo ..... David Acton
Mother ..... Jane Slavin
Adapted by Robin Brooks.
Music arranged and performed by Robert Hollingworth and Paula Chateauneuf.
Lyric translations by Silvia Reseghetti
Script consultant: Guyda Armstrong
Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in December 2014.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Giovanni Boccaccio |
| Adaptor | Robin Brooks |
| Performer | Robert Hollingworth |
| Performer | Paula Chateauneuf |
| Silvestra | Laura Molyneux |
| Beppo | Rudi Dharmalingam |
| Giovanni | Joseph Drake |
| Mother | Jane Slavin |
| Rinaldo | David Acton |
| Producer | Jonquil Panting |
| Director | Jonquil Panting |
Broadcasts
Thu 11 Dec 201422:45BBC Radio 3- Thu 22 Jan 202606:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 22 Jan 202611:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 22 Jan 202617:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Last Friday01:45BBC Radio 4 Extra