Oenanthe and the Beanstalk is a radio play by Stephen Dunstone. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 26 December 1986. The running time is 75 minutes[1].
Plot[]
The true story of Jack and the beanstalk.
Cast[]
- Polly James
- Robert Meadmore
- Geoffrey Matthews
- Pauline Letts
Produced by John Tydeman
Critical Reception[]
"the Christmas offering that has stayed most memorably through the discarded tinsel... a bitter-sweet and charming fantasy of lost love, with Jack's mother as the baddie and Jack falling for the giant's young wife[2]."
References[]
- ↑ http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/sdunstone.html Diversity Website
- ↑ The Guardian, 3 Jan 1987