{"product_id":"book-i56p","title":"A Taste of Honey \u0026 more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of plays by the trailblazing dramatist Shelagh Delaney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The fact is, Miss Delaney is not only a shrewd and penetrating observer; she is a very delicate artist.' \u003cb\u003eBernard Levin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShelagh Delaney was just 19 when her debut play, \u003ci\u003eA Taste of Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered in 1958. One of the great ‘kitchen sink dramas’, it was ground-breaking in its portrayal of working-class Northern women, gay and Black men, and influenced popular culture from The Smiths to \u003ci\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/i\u003e. A huge hit in the West End and on Broadway, it was made into a BAFTA-winning film starring Rita Tushingham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection opens with a 2004 radio production of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Taste of Honey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003eBeth Squires\u003c\/b\u003e as the pregnant teenager trading insults and repartee with her mother (\u003cb\u003eSiobhan Finneran\u003c\/b\u003e). It is followed by seven dramas specially written for BBC Radio, all showcasing Delaney’s extraordinary gift for depicting the experiences and emotions of ordinary women and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the trilogy \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweetly Sings the Donkey, Tell Me a Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaloney Said Salome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, we follow the friendship of four women across the decades, from their childhood meeting in a Blackpool convalescent home to their 60th birthday reunion, and their fond farewell to one of their number. \u003cb\u003eBeth Squires, Barbara Marten, Kay Purcell, Susan Twist\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEileen O’ Brien \u003c\/b\u003estar in these funny, moving plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and its sequel, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhoopi Goldberg’s Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, centre around Rose, whose peaceful life on a remote Yorkshire smallholding is disrupted by her moody nephew, her film-star brother and her embittered ex-sister-in law. This witty, poignant double bill about parenting, rural life and family ties stars \u003cb\u003eBarbara Marten\u003c\/b\u003e as Rose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hanbridge\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBrooke Vincent\u003c\/b\u003e, the rite-of-passage drama \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Pirate’s Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e sees five eleven-year-olds celebrating the start of the holidays by going to their favourite activity centre: only to be told they are too old to play there. Our final play, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo Does the Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, is set during another period of transition, as middle-aged Alice prepares for her father’s impending death – and reveals her shocking plans for a new, independent life… \u003cb\u003eLinda Polan\u003c\/b\u003e stars, with a cast including \u003cb\u003eBarbara Laurenson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMargot Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Shelagh Delaney 1959 (\u003ci\u003eA Taste of Honey\u003c\/i\u003e),1980 (\u003ci\u003eSo Does the Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e), 2000(\u003ci\u003eSweetly Sings the Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e), 2003 (\u003ci\u003eTell Me a Film, Out of the Pirate’s Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e), 2004 (\u003ci\u003eBaloney Said Salome\u003c\/i\u003e), 2007 (\u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e), 2010 (\u003ci\u003eWhoopi Goldberg’s Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eAll rights reserved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 Nov 1980, 18 Dec 2000, 6 Mar 2003, 22 Jul 2004, 7 Nov 2004, 22 Mar 2007, 18 Oct 2010,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351419887920,"sku":"BDi56p","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/471496-i56p-Square.jpg?v=1734310854","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i56p","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}