Hill Of Rains - A New Play By Colin MacDonald

[Bill Fernie]

Caithness playright Colin Macdonald has anew ply on BBC Radio 4 on 11 September at 2.30pm. Set in the Western Highlands and Staten Island.
It's called HILL OF RAINS and is a romantic comedy set on Staten Island and in the Western Highlands. It stars Bill Paterson and Lorelei King. It was directed by Marilyn Imrie and written by Colin MacDonald.~

Saturday Play – Hill Of Rains
2.30-3.30pm BBC RADIO 4
This romantic drama from award-winning Scots playwright Colin MacDonald has all the ingredients of a classic love story; two lonely, unhappy people from opposite ends of the world meet in the beautiful setting of the south-west Highlands of Scotland.
Initially, there’s a clash of wills, but soon a shared history, a love of music and words, and a day spent walking in the hills and getting thoroughly soaked by large amounts of very Scottish rain, work their magic and the play’s ending will melt the hardest heart.
Bill Paterson plays John Morrison and Lorelei King plays Cathy.
The cast also includes Stuart Milligan, Debora Weston, Stuart McQuarrie, Sean Scanlan,Tracy Wiles, Sally Kinghorn and Ed Bishop. Producer/Marilyn Imrie

Listen Liveon Radio Four and on the web at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/

[Colin MacDonald]

If anyone from the worldwide Caithness community manages to hear "Hill of Rains" please let me know through the message-board. It's great to think of people linked up in a way that was not possible before :o)




http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/saturday_play.shtml

[trinkie]

Well - it's raining here, so I'm all set for an afternoon with the radio.

Box of chocs at my side.

Good Luck,
SD

[trinkie]

Well I thoroughly enjoyed that play - I hope you all listened ?

I had my fingers tightly crossed for Kathy to say 'Yes'

Pete, sad man deserved Mandy whatever.

John Morrison the librarian of soup and pipe band fame was a wonderful character -
wow.....
Well done Kathy ....... go for it !

It came over well - I felt it was all true.

WELL DONE.
SD (south England)

[Colin MacDonald]

Silver Darlings,

Thanks for posting: I'm really pleased you enjoyed Hill of Rains while listening in the deep south. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

CM

[tides of pentland firth]

I listened to it here in Wick. Thought it was excellent, a lovely story for a rainy Saturday afternoon. Well done Colin. :D

[Tom Snowling]

Hi Colin

Long time no see. At least 15 years by my reckoning, maybe even longer.

Really enjoyed the play. Listened to the first 15 minutes, then taped the rest while I went to see the big match - Inverurie Locos v Deveronvale in the Scottish Qualifying Cup. An even bigger game next week - Wick Academy. But I'll be away on holiday.

All the best to you and family.

Tom

[Colin MacDonald]

Tom really glad you caught Hill of Rains. You've got a private message :D

[Bill Fernie]

A short bio and a link to more of Colin's works can be found at
http://www.caithness.org/community/arts/colinmacdonald/index.htm

The play Hill of Rains is available until Friday 17 September on Listen Again at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/saturday_play.shtml

[Colin MacDonald]

I listened to it here in Wick. Thought it was excellent, a lovely story for a rainy Saturday afternoon. Well done Colin. :D
Thanks tides :D :D