ARIEL AND WINTER TREES
Marking Sylvia Plath's 90th birthday, a vibrant journey through poems from her collections Ariel and Winter Trees.
“a commendation for an outstanding sound-work, of great beauty and passionate anguish, celebrating the artistry of Sylvia Plath.”
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023
Read by Siân Phillips, Indira Varma, and Eva Feiler.
With interviews by Michèle Roberts, Lucy Caldwell, Sarah Corbett and Chloé Savoie-Bernard. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Drama on 3, Oct 23rd, 2022
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“It is a terrible thing to be so open, it is as if my heart put on a mask and walked into the world.”
ARIEL AND WINTER TREES
Drama on 3: Ariel and Winter Trees (Sunday 23 October) marks what would have been Sylvia Plath’s 90th birthday (Oct 27th) with a brand new radio drama adaption of her work.
Here, the explorations of womanhood in Plath’s collections of poems Ariel and Winter Trees are woven together in readings by Eva Feiler, Indira Varma, and Dame Siân Phillips, with all three voices uniting to recite this new BBC radio adaptation of Plath’s rarely performed poem Three Women. The readings are punctuated with authentic testimony from people who have been inspired by the American poet, with interviewees including author Sarah Corbett, playwright and novelist Lucy Caldwell, and writer and poet Michèle Roberts.
Ariel and Winter Trees was conceived and directed by Saskia Black, with sound design by Jon Nicholls. Produced by Almost Tangible for BBC Radio 3, this program airs on Drama on 3, Sunday 23 October 19.30, then available to listen on BBC Sounds.
WATCH THE TRAILERS
Ariel and Winter Tress - Behind the Scenes.
Ariel and Winter Trees - Interviews with the Cast.
OUR Cast
Voice 1 - Eva Feiler
Voice 2 - Indira Varma
Voice 3 - Siân Phillips
WITH
Interviewees Michèle Roberts, Sarah Corbett, Lucy Caldwell, Chloé Savoie-Bernard
Translator Vanessa Blais
Introduction & Credits Saskia Black
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Saskia Black
Producer Charlotte Melén
Assistant Producer Eleanor Mein
Sound Design Jon Nicholls
Image Olga Popova
An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 3.
Production copyright 2022 Almost Tangible Ltd.
AWARDS
APA Awards 2023 - Gold (Best Narrator, Eva Feiler)
One Voice Award - Finalist (Audio Drama Best Performance Female, Indira Varma)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 - Commendation, Finalist (Best Sound, Jon Nicholls)