Radio Drama
Students Amy Plummer and Emeric Logan Sesay record 'A Difference in Law' at Generation Radio in Clapham Park.
January 2010
Sometimes a great performance does not require lights, cameras, action or the treading of boards. A good voice, a riveting storyline and a great script can stimulate an audience as good as the most lavish of visual productions.
The fine art of radio acting was on the curriculum for Lambeth College Performing Arts: BTEC National Diploma students in January when they were invited to perform for the residents of Clapham Park via their local radio station ‘Generation Radio’.
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Radio DaysStudents from Lambeth College Performing Arts Department get to grips with recording radio jingles and a play written by fellow student Andre Roberts.
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Kandi-Ronica Brian, Catia Albuquerque and Justine Smith record a jingle.
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Michael Ramos and Kandi-Ronica Brian record a jingle.
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Students from the Performing Arts: BTEC National Diploma and tutor Roy Lee at Generation Radio.
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Students Wioleta Pietrasik, Laura-Anne Dellar, Nicola Gadsdon and Jessie Sir record a jingle.
The play, ‘A Difference in Law’ is set in the US and explores how two lawyers with very contradictory beliefs approach the same case in a gripping courtroom drama. It was written and devised by student Andre Roberts and stars Emeric Logan Sesay, Amy Plummer and Emma Escese.
Andre Roberts has his first play performed on Generation Radio.
Andre came to the college originally with the desire to become an actor but would like now to work as a Minister due to his strong Christian upbringing. This is his first attempt at scripting and writing for radio. He said: “Learning to write for, and perform in front of, a large audience fills me with confidence. I realise how it can help me to reach people on a social level and to express my beliefs and myself.
Performer Emeric said: “There is a definite skill involved in performing for a radio audience. You have to learn to express everything about your character using your voice only. You aren’t allowed costumes, props or facial expressions – just your voice.”
Emeric would like to go on to university after his course and has an ambition to teach drama as well as continue to act. He currently teaches children aged between 7 and 15 years old at the ‘Whipper Snappers’ theatre company based in the Brockwell Park Lido.
Andrew Sayers is the Project Manager for Generation Radio (a part of the Clapham Park Project). He took full advantage of the visit from our performing artists by inviting them to sing for a number of radio jingles to enliven the station’s broadcasts.
Students Nicola Gadsdon, Justina Smith, Michael Ramos, Wioleta Pietrasik, Jessie Sirr and Laura-Anne Dellar all had a fabulous time recording the jingles.
Andrew said: “Generation Radio welcomes input from members of the community. This was an inspired visit from Lambeth College’s students and we all had great fun recording the jingles and the radio play.”
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