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Stars turn out for Canal-st gay drama season

Stars turn out for Canal-st gay drama season

The drama season presents four plays in four weeks, ROCK, Turing's Test, Undone and Death in Genoa. Read more about the season and listen now...

Canal-st.co.uk has teamed up with award-winning radio production company Made in Manchester to bring you four weeks of ground-breaking gay drama.

Stars such as film actor Simon Callow, the History Boys’ Samuel Barnett and theatre great Bette Bourne are among those starring in a series of compelling radio dramas including three about legendary LGBT icons – Rock Hudson, Alan Turing and Oscar Wilde.

The Drama Season starts with Rock, Tim Fountain’s compelling drama about Hollywood heart-throb Rock Hudson on on Monday 19th September!

There’s also the exclusive audio premiere of a new drama by local writer Chad McGitchie. Starring Stephen Beard from Hollyoaks, UNDONE looks at how to survive the gay village.

Click here to hear the preview season

Published: 14-Sep-2011: (809)

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