Me & Robin Hood by Shôn Dale-Jones
4 Extra Debut. A man tests out robbing the rich to pay the poor in a fight against global capitalism. Stars Shôn Dale-Jones and Clare Edge.
**** This programme was suggested by Chris Natural as part of 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****
One man channels his childhood obsession with the mythical outlaw, Robin Hood, by making a stand against our stress-filled, unequal, consumer-driven society.
Shôn first met Robin Hood back in the autumn of 1975, as a seven-year-old-boy, living on the Isle of Anglesey. But what would it mean to be a modern day Robin Hood?
How could you take the principles of robbing from the rich and giving to the poor and apply them to the complexities of our global economy? And what’s so great about Robin Hood anyway?
Shôn Dale-Jones’s inventive piece of sonic storytelling magic.
This is a story about the growing gap between rich and poor, radicalism and the challenge of knowing that sometimes you have to do something wrong in order to do something right.
It’s a comic story about how Shôn’s childhood hero re-enters his life when he needs him most.
It began life as a one-man stage play, produced by Hoipolloi and the Royal Court.
Shôn …. Shôn Dale-Jones
The Therapist…. Clare Cage
Director: James Robinson
A 91Èȱ¬ Cymru Wales production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019.
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