{"product_id":"book-ikl5","title":"Nick Payne: Constellations, Elegy \u0026 more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio adaptations of Nick Payne's finest works, brought together on audio for the first time - plus bonus features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Payne is a world-renowned playwright and screenwriter. He won the George Devine Award for his first major play \u003ci\u003eIf There Is I Haven't Found It Yet\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Constellations\u003c\/i\u003e won the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Best Play. Both were performed on Broadway with Jake Gyllenhaal. This collection contains \u003ci\u003eConstellations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElegy\u003c\/i\u003e, his two acclaimed plays exploring science, time and love, with new introductions by Nick Payne himself. Also included are three dramas specially written for BBC Radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstellations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eMarianne and Roland meet at a party, hit it off, and go for a drink. Or do they? Does their love story unfold, or is it tragically cut short? In a quantum multiverse, even the smallest change can significantly alter the course we take - so there are infinite possibilities for heartbreak or for hope... Starring \u003cb\u003eGugu Mbatha-Raw \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eGeorge MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElegy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eLorna and Carrie met in later life and got married. But now they are facing the possibility of their relationship disintegrating in the most painful way, and Carrie must make a devastating choice between love and survival. Starring\u003cb\u003e Juliet Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDeborah Findlay\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Nnadebe\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day We Caught the Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e -\u003c\/i\u003e David is coming for the day, and Sally has planned everything meticulously. But the weather, a problematic car, a problematic cat and Harold conspire to thwart her plans... Academy Award-winner \u003cb\u003eOlivia Colman\u003c\/b\u003e stars in this quietly intense play about a woman beset by one problem after another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing Alone Doesn't Have to Mean Being Lonely \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eTrying to pinpoint the exact moment he fell in love, David uses 'the machine' to revisit his old memories. But when it malfunctions, it catapults us into the story of a couple attempting to make sense of their relationship. Starring \u003cb\u003eStuart McLoughlin \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAlex Tregear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e -\u003c\/i\u003e Married couple Karen and Richard attempt to alleviate their respective unhappiness with a variety of far-flung undertakings. But can they find a solution closer to home? \u003cb\u003eClare Corbett\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Karen, with \u003cb\u003eBryan Dick\u003c\/b\u003e as Richard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Nick Payne 2011 (\u003ci\u003eThe Day We Caught the Train, Being Alone Doesn't Have to Mean Being Lonely\u003c\/i\u003e), 2012 (\u003ci\u003eConstellations\u003c\/i\u003e), 2014 (\u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e), 2016 (\u003ci\u003eElegy\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Nick Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstellations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarianne - \u003cb\u003eGugu Mbatha-Raw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoland - \u003cb\u003eGeorge MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sasha Yevtushenko\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 28 March 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElegy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLorna - \u003cb\u003eJuliet Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarrie - \u003cb\u003eDeborah Findlay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiriam - \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Nnadebe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sasha Yevtushenko\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 28 March 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day We Caught the Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSally - \u003cb\u003eOlivia Colman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid - \u003cb\u003eRalph Ineson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna - \u003cb\u003eNishi Malde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarold - \u003cb\u003eJohn Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen - \u003cb\u003eJane Whittenshaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaiter - \u003cb\u003eSimon Bubb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sasha Yevtushenko\u003cbr\u003eStudio Managers: Caleb Knightley and Keith Graham\u003cbr\u003eEdited by: Anne Bunting\u003cbr\u003eProduction Co-Ordinators: Nicole Fitzpatrick and Matthew Mills\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 July 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing Alone Doesn't Have to Mean Being Lonely \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim - \u003cb\u003eStuart McLoughlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah - \u003cb\u003eAlex Tregear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by James Robinson\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 April 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren - \u003cb\u003eClare Corbett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard - \u003cb\u003eBryan Dick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Susan Brown, Karl Johnson, Roslyn Hill and Monty d'Inverno\u003cbr\u003eDirected and produced by Sasha Yevtushenko\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 21 December 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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