BBC R4 - Joseph Moncure March's 'The Wild Party'

Adapted by Malcolm McKee.

Directed by Sue Wilson

Broadcast January 4, 2000

Coded at 128/44.1



Narrative poem about a wild 1920s' New York party,

using language and rhythms of the time. The Great

Gatsby's crowd could have slummed it at this party.



Quote

Some love is fire: some love is rust:

But the fiercest, cleanest love is lust.

And their lust was tremendous. It had the feel

Of hammers clanging; and stone; and steel:



Written in 1928. It shocked. It still shocked

many when it was broadcast in 2000.



Cast

Ed Bishop

Kerry Shale

James Jordan

William Roberts

Teresa Gallagher