Drama on 3 - Caligari

Adapted from the 1919 film Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari, written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer, and directed by Robert Wiene. Amanda Dalton's adaptation builds on the film's themes: the madness of society, the inner workings of the human mind and the paranoia of a country in the aftermath of a war. The story centres on Francis, who recounts the story of mesmerist Dr Caligari and his somnambulist slave Cesare, who appear to be responsible for a series of murders in Holstenwall. Franzis ...... Tom Ferguson Allan ...... Luke Treadaway Frau Beckmann ...... Eileen O'Brien Jacob Straat ...... Peter Hamilton Dyer Jane ...... Sarah McDonald Hughes Dr Olfens ...... Malcolm Raeburn The Police Inspector ...... James Quinn Town clerk ...... Terence Mann Cesare ...... Robin Blaze (countertenor) Music composed by Olly Fox and performed by Kate St John, Genevieve Wilkins, Sarah Homer and David Coulter. Directed by Susan Roberts.