Hilda Matheson, Head of Talks at the BBC in the 1920s, was committed to bringing listeners into contact with contemporary liberal thought and freedom of expression. Read more …
But when she commissioned her lover, Vita Sackville-West and her bisexual husband Harold Nicolson, to speak on the subject of 'Marriage' it was a step too far for Director-General John Reith. Love With a Capital ‘L’ examines the clash between Reith and Matheson, two people with very different views both on public broadcasting and on personal - not to say, sexual - fulfilment.
In Hamish Pirie’s production, Benny Young and Lesley Hart play Reith and Matheson with feeling, although in a style that sometimes seems as stilted as the prosier portions of the script.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday March 24, 2014, until Saturday March 29, 2014. More info: http://playpiepint.com
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday April 1, 2014, until Saturday April 5, 2014. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Dunkeld from Monday April 7, 2014, until Friday April 11, 2014. More info: http://www.birnamarts.com/index.asp?cat=Home
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