Different Truths [Drama On 3]

Two satirical and macabre short plays about the place of the writer in society by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt. In new versions for radio and featuring Ian McDiarmid.

A CONVERSATION AT NIGHT

A prominent liberal writer in an unnamed European dictatorship comes face-to-face with the state assassin assigned to kill him. The writer has long awaited his visitor and - as they wait for the inevitable - the writer defends his right to freedom of expression.

AN INCIDENT AT TWILIGHT

A Nobel laureate is confronted in his luxurious hotel room by a shabby retired bookkeeper. All of the author's novels have centred on the death of a character - and the bookkeeper believes that these deaths have been real - not fictional. Can he possibly be right?

Man - Ian McDiarmid

Other - Jim Broadbent

Newsreader - Ian Dunnett Jnr

Author - Ian McDiarmid

Visitor - Michael Moreland

Sebastian - Ian Dunnett Jnr

Ian McDiarmid is a Tony and Olivier award-winning actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his role as EMPEROR PALPATINE in the STAR WARS franchise. Recent credits include the lead in the UK tour of WHAT SHADOWS and in Jez Butterworth's BRITANNIA for Sky Atlantic.

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) was a leading post-war Swiss author and dramatist, most famous for THE VISIT. His work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels and often macabre satire. Over 20 of his plays have been adapted into films and TV series.

Two satirical and macabre short plays by Swiss playwright Friedrich D\u00fcrrenmatt.

Two satirical and macabre short plays about the place of the writer in society by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt. In new versions by and featuring Ian McDiarmid.

Two satirical and macabre short plays about the place of the writer in society by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt. In new versions for radio by and featuring Ian McDiarmid.

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