Do3 - The Chalk Garden

[french frank]

Golly, thanks for those comments, Stanley: Gladys Cooper, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, even 'little' Deborah Kerr...

Yes, you're right about the 'stylised' dialogue - it's 'stagey' in a good sense - 'theatre'. That's what I was thinking of when I mentioned the audible footwork: it sounded like a stage production, which offers a particular kind of experience ('theatre') which is quite different from film.

The Bagnold autobiog. sounds interesting.

[Fibber Magee]

You sure don't get to see (or hear) grande dame productions in New Jersey! Well done!

Pedalian? Last seen in Webster's 1913 Dictionary -
Pe`da´li`an
a. 1. Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal.

Overdone sound effects of feet and walking? Trust me - you need that in a radio production to orient the listener spatially. Ditto doors and insect noises.

[french frank]

Hello Fibber - and welcome

Overdone sound effects of feet and walking? Trust me - you need that in a radio production to orient the listener spatially. Ditto doors and insect noises.

I was referring to the volume rather than the presence of the sounds, but, as I said, I think it gave the whole production a slightly 'stagey' sound which I felt sat well with the well-judged 'staginess' of the performances. I was just being picky.

Here are the two leading ladies:

[tony yyy]

What an interesting play! With the witty, stylised dialogue it managed to be amusing and moving at the same time. An excellent production and the acting was just right.

I didn't notice the sound effects at all but as ff says the whole production was quite stagey - and none the worse for that.