Gormenghast is a radio play by Brian Sibley, based on the novel by Mervyn Peake It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984. The running time is 90 minutes. It won a Sony Award for Best Production.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Critical Reception 4 References 5 Comments

PlotEdit

Set in the isolated and voluminous Gormenghast Castle, the story follows the journey to adulthood of Titus Groan, 77th Earl and Lord of Gormenghast, in tandem with the rise to power of the ruthlessly ambitious Steerpike. An epic gothic fantasy populated with Dickensian grotesques.

CastEdit

• Steerpike - Sting
• The Artist - Freddie Jones
• Dr. Prunesquallor - Bernard Hepton
• Irma Prunesquallor - Judy Parfitt
• Sepulchrave - David Warner
• Gertrude - Eleanor Bron
• Clarice and Cora - Sheila Hancock
• Fuchsia - Jill Lidstone
• Flay - Cyril Shaps
• Sourdust - Robert Eddison
• Barquentine - Maurice Denham
• Swelter - Stratford Johns
• Nannie Slagg - Hilda Schroder
• Keda - Melinda Walker
• Rantel - Graham Blockey
• Braigon - Peter Acre
• Bellgrove - Michael Aldridge
• Titus, aged 7 - Vicky Ireland
• Titus, aged 17 - Julian Firth

Directed by Glyn Dearman

Critical ReceptionEdit

Winner of a Sony Award for Best Production.

ReferencesEdit