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Waiting For The Boatman

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

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Waiting For The Boatman

Written by: Stephen Wakelam
Narrated by: Anton Lesser, David Tennant, Harry Livingstone, Joe Dempsie, Peter Hamilton, Tracy Wiles
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 The painter Mario Minniti has travelled to Naples to seek out his old friend and former mentor Caravaggio. But on arrival, the great painter is nowhere to be found. In a bid to find him, Mario retraces Caravaggio's last known movements. His search reveals a life lived dangerously. Starring David Tennant as Mario Minniti, with Anton Lesser, Peter Hamilton, Joe Dempsie, Tracy Wiles and Harry Livingstone. Written by Stephen Wakelam. Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Editor: Colin Guthrie. Studio Managers: Colin Guthrie, Keith Graham, Alison Craig. Production Coordinator: Nicole Fitzpatrick. Entertainment & Performing Arts Friendship Genre Fiction Urban
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Mario Minneti reaches Naples in search of his mentor-lover(?) Caravaggio and goes on a journey where he tries to understand or find his mentor. Wakelam's play has a chiaroscuro effect with characters that seem to be shifting between the light of discovery and swathes of darkness - that of unanswered questions. And, David Tennant as Minneti gives shape to all of this through this narration - a stroke of sheer genius from a narrator par excellence. This is a play that is definitely worth listening to - not once but at least twice to be able to grasp and admire its beauty and depth and also be led through Caravaggio's paintings by someone who loved and admired the art and its creator.

This is a David Tennant masterpiece!

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