KAFKA THE MUSICAL
Kafka the Musical, was written by Murray Gold aired on April 24, 2011 at 8:00 pm on BBC Radio Three.
Murry Gold has written music for many programmes that David has appeared in including:
Single Father, Dreamland, Infinite Quest, Casanova, the Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) episode Drop Dead, the Love in the 21st Century episode Reproduction, and most notably the re-booted Doctor Who series.
Murry Gold has written music for many programmes that David has appeared in including:
Single Father, Dreamland, Infinite Quest, Casanova, the Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) episode Drop Dead, the Love in the 21st Century episode Reproduction, and most notably the re-booted Doctor Who series.
He has been nominated for a BAFTA four times in the category Best Original Television Music, for Vanity Fair (1999), Queer as Folk (2000), Casanova (2005) and Doctor Who (2008)." - BBC
Programme Trailer:
Publicist for the BBC Reetu Kabra posted the above rehearsal photo on January 21, 2011.
The 90 minute drama was directed by Jeremy Mortimer, who also directed David in the radio drama The Purple Land.
Gold's play starts from the suitably Kafkaesque premise that Franz Kafka finds he has to play himself in a musical about his own life.
The production has garnered two BBC Audio Drama Awards,
David won Best Actor for his portrayal of Kafka in 2012 and Murray Gold won the Tinniswood Radio Drama Award 2012 for Best Radio Drama Script.
"Murray Gold's first radio play Electricity won the Richard Imison award for best new play after its broadcast on Radio 3 in 2001.
It subsequently transferred to the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2004.
The 90 minute drama was directed by Jeremy Mortimer, who also directed David in the radio drama The Purple Land.
Gold's play starts from the suitably Kafkaesque premise that Franz Kafka finds he has to play himself in a musical about his own life.
The production has garnered two BBC Audio Drama Awards,
David won Best Actor for his portrayal of Kafka in 2012 and Murray Gold won the Tinniswood Radio Drama Award 2012 for Best Radio Drama Script.
"Murray Gold's first radio play Electricity won the Richard Imison award for best new play after its broadcast on Radio 3 in 2001.
It subsequently transferred to the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2004.
Excerpt from the play
Sample of David's singing
Murray Gold on Front Row
CAST
David Tennant - Franz Kafka
Naomi Frederick - Milena
Jessica Raine - Felice
Emerald O'Hanrahan - Dora
David Fleeshman - Father
Joanna Monro - Mother
Trevor Allan Davies - Barman/Singer/Doctor
Brian Bowles - Newspaper Seller /Man
Naomi Frederick - Milena
Jessica Raine - Felice
Emerald O'Hanrahan - Dora
David Fleeshman - Father
Joanna Monro - Mother
Trevor Allan Davies - Barman/Singer/Doctor
Brian Bowles - Newspaper Seller /Man
The plays composer Murray Gold tweeted this teaser photo about the production's first recording day - January 18, 2011.
You can also read the tweets that the composer and the directed sent out during recording below.
TWEETS
<- - - - This was his answer
The plays director, Jeremy Mortimer also tweeted during the recording, see below:
January 16 - Kafka and Montaigne* That's all I have to say
January 19 - Kafka The Musical recording in Broadcast House moved to tears by the read through
January 19 - Secrets of radio drama #43 use a hole punch to make the sound of a squeaking bed
January 20 - Another good day in Kafkaland Trevor had to eat his hat in the torture scene Kafka put through his paces by Felice and Dora
January 21 - Kafka's in the can songs and all - Thanks to Murray Gold, the inimitable Mr DT and the rest of the cast and crew No Withers unwrung
*he is talking about the radio play Living With Princes starring Roger Allam as Montaigne that aired January 23, 2010
Murray Gold also tweeted again on January 21st:
"Emerald O'Hanrahan and David Tennant squished hearts and made tragic pie in the Kafka The Musical"