The Indian in the Cupboard
Eleven year old Omri isn't very impressed with the rubbish birthday present
from his friend Patrick, a plastic Native American Indian figure. But he's
delighted with the old bathroom cupboard given him by his elder brothers
Adiel and Gillon. That night Omri puts the Indian in the cupboard for safe
keeping, and locks the door. In the morning he's woken by noises from
inside the cupboard - and opening the door, finds the Indian has come to
life, and his name is Little Bull. Which is all very exciting, but now he
has to find a way of looking after a real human being who, although he is
only 3 inches tall, needs to be fed, and wants a horse, and a wife. And
when Patrick finds out, it becomes very difficult indeed.
Written by Lynne Reid Banks (who also wrote The L Shaped Room), she brings
to it all the seriousness and humanity - and humour - of her adult fiction.
And like that other story of little people, The Borrowers, this story
explores human nature and real moral and ethical issues as Omri realises
the power he has over Little Bull.
Dramatised for radio by Jane Purcell.
Omri ..... Dominic Herman-Day
Patrick ..... George Sanderson
Little Bull ..... Ben Crowe
Tommy Atkins ..... Tom Andrews
Adiel ..... Luke Banasiewicz
Gillon ..... Sam Harris
The producer is Chris Wallis, and this is an Autolycus production for BBC
Radio 4.
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Fast work. Many thanks for uploading the new Saturday Play.
Cheers, katy