Concerto for humans and semtex
Concerto for Humans and Semtex is a radio play that looks at elements of terrorism from a variety of positions in a post 9/11 world. Four parallel conversations are taking place: in a cafe, within an interrogation cell, at a funeral and on the telephone. Then a bomb goes off, suspicions are aroused and snippets of conversation overheard. But are we listening to the presentation of clues, or merely eavesdropping on the innocuous and the innocent?
Writer Simon Luckhurst comments, 'Concerto for Humans and Semtex is my response to the modern age, where we're constantly surrounded by possible suspicious activity. The increase in global security is supposed to make us feel safer as individuals since 9/11, but are we? And if we unwittingly become witnesses to a furtive planning event, at what stage should we broadcast our fears and inform the authorities? When do we move from being alert to being alarmed?'
Cast: Victoria Charalabidou, Nicole Avramidis, Lech Mackiewicz, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Rebecca Havey, Mishline Jammal, Hazem Shammas and Tim Richards
Musicians: Joseph Tawadros (Oud), Mishline Jammal (vocals)
Concerto for Humans and Semtex was originally produced by Airplay.
- Simon Luckhurst
- Oonagh Sherrard
- Sound Engineer
- Andrei Shabunov
- Anna Messariti