'Take a deep sleep vacation. No work, no stress. Guaranteed sweet dreams.' And a cure for the climate crisis too?
Climate events have set mass human migration in motion. Radical forms of governance and flawed technology strive to meet the challenges. Nat, a newly qualified lawyer in stasis law, must deal with the fallout.
Award-winning writer Anita Sullivan's new drama takes us to Lanza, a fictional island which could be anywhere - and everywhere. In the distant future - or maybe not that far off...
CAST:
NAT - Anastasia Hille
RIV - Paul Bazely
ROZMAY - Rakie Ayola
CAROL - Rebekah Staton
BARRY - Ben Crowe
HONOUR - Raad Rawi
JODIE - Anna Fenton-Garvey
INFOVERT VOICE - Teresa Gallagher
Director: Karen Rose
Producer: Sarah Tombling
Sound: David Thomas
Composer Simon Slater
Exec Producer: Rosalynd Ward
Legal Advisor on Stasis Rights: Elizabeth Barrett
Cultural Advisor: Francis Gallop
Interviewees: Ben Fletcher, Leon Kruger, Mareike Guensche, Camy Creffield, Liz Aggiss, Kiwi Sam
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4
Published on Friday, 22nd March 2024.
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