{"product_id":"book-hyyv","title":"The People's Passion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive original dramas about life, love and death in a cathedral close in Holy Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCathedrals are at the heart of our cities. Beautiful, imposing and steeped in history, they were once potent symbols of temporal power and technological wonder. But what do they mean to us today? These five linked dramas explore how our great cathedrals - borderlands between God and people - embody the complexities and contradictions of faith in 21st century Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenned by award-winning dramatist Nick Warburton and set in a fictional cathedral in the week leading up to Easter, the plays tell the 'small stories' of the people who live, work and visit there. Each is centred around different characters, with themes echoing the Gospel accounts of the last days of Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eComing to Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e introduces us to Ellen, a volunteer in the shop seeking respite from problems at home; and in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, we meet Callum, who has two loves: singing and his fiancée, Sonia. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Supper\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efinds Vice-Dean Clive and verger Graham breaking bread with two very different guests, while \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e focusses on Samir, who has come to the Cathedral to remember the dead - but is not made welcome. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road to Emmaus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, it's Good Friday - a big day for Robert, the Cathedral's Director of Music. As he prepares for the afternoon service and the evening's performance by the Voluntary Choir, he finds himself beset by confusion...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eDavid Bradley, Adjoa Andoh, Don Gilet, James Fleet, Sarah Gordy\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eClaire Rushbrook\u003c\/b\u003e, these poignant plays feature original music specially composed for the series by Sasha Johnson Manning, with lyrics by the poet Michael Symmons Roberts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Nick Warburton\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Jonquil Panting\u003cbr\u003eOriginal music by Sasha Johnson Manning, with lyrics by Michael Symmons Roberts\u003cbr\u003ePerformed by:\u003cbr\u003eManchester Chamber Choir, directed by Christopher Stokes, with Jeffrey Makinson (organ), Rob Shorter (tenor), Rebecca Whettam (cello), Jahan Hunter (trumpet) and Holly Marland (recorder)\u003cbr\u003eBBC Singers with Eleanor Gregory (soprano), Margaret Cameron (alto), Chris Bowen (tenor), Stephen Charlesworth (bass) and Andrew Earis (piano)\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Kirk (organ), and the choir of Saint Mary Redcliffe, Bristol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Old Man - David Bradley\u003cbr\u003eEllen - Adjoa Andoh\u003cbr\u003eGraham - Kim Wall\u003cbr\u003ePaul - Jim Norton\u003cbr\u003eClive - Don Gilet\u003cbr\u003eCaroline - Alex Tregear\u003cbr\u003eRobert - James Fleet\u003cbr\u003ePriest\/Jo - Tracy Wiles\u003cbr\u003eCallum - Harry Livingstone\u003cbr\u003eSonia - Rina Mahoney\u003cbr\u003eHannah - Emerald O'Hanrahan\u003cbr\u003eJames Greenstock - Gerard McDermott\u003cbr\u003eSamir - Shane Zaza\u003cbr\u003eAlice - Sarah Gordy\u003cbr\u003eRebecca - Claire Rushbrook\u003cbr\u003eLynne - Tina Gray\u003cbr\u003ePriests - Adjoa Andoh \u0026amp; Peter Hamilton-Dyer\u003cbr\u003eWith James Lailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2-6 April 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49353238249776,"sku":"BDhyyv","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hyyv-cover.jpg?v=1765326160","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hyyv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}