by Michael Hastings an original drama for BBC Radio 4
A boy’s fascination with collecting used bus tickets after WW2 leads him to discover, over fifty years later, that life is full of unfulfilled dreams.
Drama | 3 September 2002 | 44 minutes
An original play by Michael Hastings in which the role of the Boy was played by Aaron Taylor Johnson. Set in post-war London, a boy’s fascination with collecting used bus tickets leads him to discover, over fifty years later, that life is full of unfulfilled dreams. It was later adapted by Michael Hastings and set to music by Michael Nyman in the opera, Man and Boy: Dada.
CAST
Elspeth – TAMARA HINCHCO
Young George – AARON JOHNSON
Jacks/Doctor – TOM MARSHALL
Marie – LYNNE MILLER
George Unsworth – STEPHEN MOORE
Freddie – PETER SPROULE
Studio Manager & Editor – MARK SMITH
Director – SEBASTIAN GRAHAM JONES
Executive Producer – EDWARD CROZIER
Producer – NICHOLAS NEWTON
A Promenade production for BBC Radio 4