The Moonflask by Paul Sellar

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The Moonflask

by Paul Sellar

SP140125

128K - 1 mp3 File 52.5 Mb

RT Review

Crime capers are not things that turn up often on radio, so this drama by playwright Paul Sellar is something to cherish. Lee Ross adopts his best cockernee accent to play Paul, an old lag who's attempting to go straight when the opportunity to steal a priceless Ming vase from an auction house encourages him to put together a rag-taggle crew from the other attendees of his back-to-work programme.

Sellar employs an interesting structure to let the action unfold slowly yet surely. As Paul recounts the details of the heist to an old friend, we also hear how the amateur crooks are pulled together for the high-risk theft. Once the auction of the vase takes place, the pace quickens and you'll need to pay close attention to keep up with all the twists and turns of the exhilarating plot.

When a group of people meet on a back to work course they pool their
various skills to steal a priceless Ming vase from an auction house and
return it to its rightful owner. But just who is conning who in this
action packed drama?

Producer ..... Sally Avens
Director ..... Marion Nancarrow

BBC Text

This is a caper with a conscience, a heist with a smile on its face.
But the drama is firmly based in the real world; an elderly couple
recently discovered they were using a Ming vase as an umbrella stand,
Government plans include making jobless criminals spend one day a week
searching for work and fraud in the UK has increased tenfold since the
banking crisis. Paul Sellar weaves a fast-paced yarn around these facts
to create a plot full of twists and turns.

Credits

Mick.....Lee Ross
Frank.....Ken Bones
George.....Sean Murray
Chris.....Richie Campbell
John.....David Yip
Ally.....Laura Molyneux
Ned.....Michael Bertenshaw
Raj.....Tony Jayawardena
Ethel.....Marlene Sidaway
Tina.....Carys Eleri
Jamie.....Matthew Fenton
Auctioneer.....John Norton
Jan.....Carolyn Pickles
Policeman.....Harry Jardine

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[Julia S]

This looks fascinating. Thanks so much!

[Jim Robarts]

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[Dave Miller]

Sounds like a good one. Thanks for sharing, Rick.

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