Artist Descending A Staircase is a radio play by Tom Stoppard. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 14 November 1972. The running time is 75 minutes.
Plot[]
Three aging artists live together. When Martello and Beauchamp discover their room-mate, Donner, dead at the bottom of the staircase, each believes the other to be responsible for committing the murder.
Cast[]
- Old Martello - Stephen Murray
- Beauchamp - Rolf Lefebvre
- Donner - Carleton Hobbs
- Sophie - Fiona Walker
- Young Martello - Michael Spice
- Young Beauchamp - Peter Egan
- Young Donner - Dinsdale Landen
Directed by John Tydeman
Critical Reception[]
Featured in Elissa Guralnick's Sight Unseen.
References[]
Availability[]
The play is now available on the BBC CD Tom Stoppard Radio Plays.