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Greenvoe
by St Magnus Players
An adaptation by Alan Plater of George Mackay Brown’s novel.An audio play performed by Orkney’s St Magnus Players.Directed by Penny Aberdein with music by John Gray.Four episodes. Episode 1 release: 10 January 2025, then weekly.Greenvoe centres on the fate of a traditional Orkney village on the mythical island of Hellya. The natural rhythms of Orkney life are shattered when a mysterious external company, Black Star, suddenly arrives to buy out the islanders and displace them from their homes. This prophetic tale of a tightly knit island community has a cast of Orcadian voices and original incidental music by John Gray.The original production of Alan Plater's adaptation of George Mackay Brown’s first novel Greenvoe was staged at the St Magnus Festival in June 2000. It was so well received in Orkney that the St Magnus Players decided to transfer it to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the summer of 2000, where it played for a week to packed houses and won great plaudits in the nat
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Episode 4
Black Star sets to work! The horsemen return.
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Episode 3
On the fifth day – Old Ben moves on as village life continues.Ivan takes Inga on a boat trip. Darkness descends on the stable at the farm.
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Episode 2
On the third day – a pedlar comes to the village. The horsemen blindfold Hector.On the fourth day – the children make a discovery! The women reminisce. The horsemen complete their business.
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Episode 1
On the first day – the village of Greenvoe awakes. The horsemen meet at the stable at the Bu farm.On the second day – business in the shop, the school and the Manse continues as Skarf recounts the history. A stranger with a briefcase arrives at the Hotel. The horsemen meet again.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
An adaptation by Alan Plater of George Mackay Brown’s novel.An audio play performed by Orkney’s St Magnus Players.Directed by Penny Aberdein with music by John Gray.Four episodes. Episode 1 release: 10 January 2025, then weekly.Greenvoe centres on the fate of a traditional Orkney village on the mythical island of Hellya. The natural rhythms of Orkney life are shattered when a mysterious external company, Black Star, suddenly arrives to buy out the islanders and displace them from their homes. This prophetic tale of a tightly knit island community has a cast of Orcadian voices and original incidental music by John Gray.The original production of Alan Plater's adaptation of George Mackay Brown’s first novel Greenvoe was staged at the St Magnus Festival in June 2000. It was so well received in Orkney that the St Magnus Players decided to transfer it to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the summer of 2000, where it played for a week to packed houses and won great plaudits in the nat
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