This piece does not quite work as a radio drama because the use of silences work against it. The silences are harder to make work on radio since the listeners are not always ready for it. Otherwise it comes off as dead air only. Without the visual elements the interaction does seem empty. The internal monologue would have worked if the hiss could be removed, but then again it wasn't meant to air as a radio drama in the first place (if I understood correctly) The synching of two voices is a bit overdone. The geography of the play is hard to follow.
Review of Radio Drama in VA107
Emon Hassan
Posted on June 26, 2005 at 10:03 AM
This piece does not quite work as a radio drama because the use of silences work against it. The silences are harder to make work on radio since the listeners are not always ready for it. Otherwise it comes off as dead air only. Without the visual elements the interaction does seem empty. The internal monologue would have worked if the hiss could be removed, but then again it wasn't meant to air as a radio drama in the first place (if I understood correctly) The synching of two voices is a bit overdone. The geography of the play is hard to follow.