Very generous message from Michelle Magorian, the author of Goodnight, Mr Tom about The Shadow of Dorian Gray:
"Mesmeric and heart breaking. I was close to crying by the end. You managed to convey so powerfully the claustrophobia, isolation and terror of being or betraying who you are. Superb."...
We're recording my Afternoon Drama about John Gray, the real life model for Wilde's Dorian Gray in BBC Maida Vale on 24th and 25th of March. It's directed by Abigail le Fleming with a great cast including Blake Ritson, Nicolas Farrell and Joshua McGuire. Very much looking forward to it!
THE SHADOW OF DORIAN GRAY by Stephen Wyatt
The story of John Gray, the man who was Dorian Gray
with Blake Ritson, Nicolas Farrell and Joshua McGuire
Directed by Abigail le Fleming
Afternoon Drama BBC Radio 4 Tuesday 26th May at 2.15 pm and subsequently on BBC iPlayer
Delighted to say that our Radio 4 production of Dante's The Divine Comedy: Inferno, took 3rd prize in the drama category of the Prix Marulic in Croatia last night.
Yesterday I received the final edit of my Afternoon Drama about John Gray, the model for Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray. Very pleased with how it's sounding. It's a great cast in a very atmospheric production from Abigail le Fleming.
It's broadcasting on Radio 4 at 2.15 pm on Tuesday 26th May so please...
I'm delighted to learn that The Divine Comedy - Paradiso has been shortlisted for the 2015 Sandford St Martin Trust Radio Awards .
The Judging will take place in mid April and the winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday 27th May.
Stephen Wyatt’s reworking of Dante’s The Divine Comedy (BBC Radio 4) was superb: contemporaneous yet loyal to the original, underpinned by Cal Knightley’s unearthly sound design.
Moira Petty's review of 2014's radio drama output in the latest edition of The Stage.
My adaptation of Goncharov's Oblomov is currently available on BBC Radio 4 Extra. It's directed by the much missed Claire Grove and stars Toby Jones.
On Thursday 13th November at 7.30 pm in the Waldegrave Room of St. Mary's University College, Stephen and his old friend, the novelist Christie Dickason, will be talking about Writing for Radio and Other Performance.
Further details can be found in the Richmond Literary Festival 2014 brochure....
Chesham Theatre Group are performing a stage version of Memorials to the Missing as part of a double bill at their theatre from 23th to 25th October.
Details on their website
My dramatisation of Dante's The Divine Comedy for BBC Radio 4 is available on c.d. from 18th September. Regrettably BBC Worldwide doesn't think my contribution important enough to mention it on the box.
Plans are nearly finalised for the unveiling of the Blue Plaque for Sir Fabian Ware, creator of the Imperial (now Commonweath) War Graves Commission. The ceremony will take place on 25th September at 12 in Wyndham Place, W1. Delighted to have been instrumental in creating this memorial to an inspira...
This autumn I will be teaching an Advanced Radio Writing course for New Writing South in collaboration with the distinguished radio producer, Martin Jenkins.
Details of the course and how to apply are on the New Writing South website.
First announcement of the issue of The Divine Comedy on cd. More information to be found on Amazon.
Just caught up on tweets from listeners about the dramatisation. Delighted to read how positive the comments are.
The last of my four dramatisations of Raymond Chandler, THE LITTLE SISTER, is my personal favourite. The repeat goes out on Radio 4 at 2.30 pm on Saturday 24th May.