Heyer in the spotlight - adapting her work for the stage
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Welcome to Heyer Today, the podcast about all things relating to Regency romance queen, Georgette Heyer.
This week, Sara-Mae will be chatting with playwright Christina Calvit and director Dorothy Milne, who worked together on the acclaimed Heyer adaptations of The Talisman Ring, Pistols for Two, Cotillion and Sylvester at Chicago\\u2019s Lifeline Theatre.
The theatre has a distinguished record of literary adaptations, including some Austen novels, so when we heard about Dorothy and Christina\\u2019s version of Sylvester, we were absolutely gutted we wouldn\\u2019t be able to see it.
Christina is no stranger to reshaping a literary work, with over a dozen theatrical adaptations under her belt, including Wuthering Heights; A Room with a View; Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice as well as our four Heyers.
She worked with Dorothy Milne, a veteran at Lifeline, who\\u2019s directed over twenty productions. Not only was she an ensemble cast member, she also served as the theatre\\u2019s Artistic Director from 1999-2019. Both women have been showered in awards, so they were well equipped to tackle Heyer\\u2019s books. We chat about how Heyer\\u2019s dialogue lends itself to the visual medium, which other novels they\\u2019d love to adapt, our favourite Heyers, and why they think Heyer\\u2019s work has been misunderstood over the years.
Oh, and we\\u2019ll also be asking the delightful Kathy Skok, a fan from the Heyer Facebook group, for her review of The Talisman Ring play. She got to see a production based on Christina and Dorothy\\u2019s adaptation.
Picture courtesy of David and Melissa Beresford - Ludovic (played by Jeremy Bode) comforts Eustacie (played by Carinda Washburn)
Music
You can find Message to Bears here.
Tom Chadd\\u2019s music here.
and Emma Gatrill\\u2019s website is here.
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Useful links:
Lovestreet Theatre adaptation of The Talisman Ring, developed and produced by David and Melissa Beresford, based on Christina\'s script.
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