Venice Preserved [Drama On 3]

by Thomas Otway

A political thriller about power, revolution, sex and betrayal.

The government of Venice is corrupt and self-serving.

A group of rebels prepare for revolution.

A married couple are forced to choose between their love for each other and the future of the state.

Jaffier - Sandy Grierson

Pierre - Paul Adeyefa

Belvidera - Anna Russell-Martin

Priuli - Michael Nardone

Aquilina - Maggie Service

Antonio - Stuart McQuarrie

Bedamar - Anne Lacey

Spinosa/Duke - Nalini Chetty

Renault - Cal MacAninch

Venice Preserved has been called a ‘masterpiece' by Michael Billington and ‘the last great verse play in the English language' by Kenneth Tynan.

Sound recording by Kris McConnachie

Sound design by Jon Nicholls

Adapted for radio and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane

A political thriller about power, revolution, sex, and betrayal.

Venice Preserved has been called a ‘masterpiece' by Michael Billington and ‘the last great verse play in the English language' by Kenneth Tynan.

A political thriller about power, revolution, sex and betrayal. What happens when you are forced to decide between love and ideology?

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