CARGO CULT
Peter Wolf's play balances tension, humour and a mite of magic.
- Evening Standard
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CROSSING THE LINE
...a powerful piece of writing about the hope and horror of people in flight from hardship...brutally compelling.
- The Guardian
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DEATH IN VENICE
An expert adaptation by Peter Wolf.
- The Observer
If you saw the Dirk Bogarde film, you'll love this. If you didn't, you'll love it anyway.
- Time Out
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THE MAN IN THE ELEPHANT MASK
Peter Wolf's first radio play won a Sony Award; his second retells the story of Joseph Merrick with a scorching intensity that confirms a real new talent. - The Guardian
The story of the so-called Elephant Man is familiar. There has been a television version and a film, directed by David Lynch, but this radio version is by far the most engaging...a superb version. - The Times
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VOLCANO
Peter Wolf's Volcano is earth-shattering stuff.
- The Times
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INTO THE MYSTIC
Peter Wolf's disturbing new play...is a highly visceral piece. Jenny Sealey's production...highlights the bravery of a theatre company others would do well to emulate.
- Time Out
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
An absolutely superb adaptation.
- Daily Mail
...a delightful dramatisation...
- The Sunday Telegraph
You know it's Christmas when you see Raymond Briggs's Snowman on TV. Peter Wolf's adaptation (of Maurice Sendak's book) is in line to become radio's seasonal equivalent.
- The Observer
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THE GOLEM
The legendary golem is here resuscitated by writer Peter Wolf... delivering a production that is religiously atmospheric...thought-provoking and beautiful.
- Time Out
Peter Wolf's play is both emotionally succinct and intricate. It suggests the complex psychology of fear, hatred and persecution as well as delivering the tension of a shadowy spine-chiller.
- The Stage
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STRANGE MEETING
...this clever, horrifying play by Peter Wolf is inspired by Wilfred Owen's Strange Meeting.
- The Express
...an atmospheric and moving account...
- The Times
...he coerces listeners to engage and lassoes our imagination.
- The Guardian
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RAISING MRS ROSSETTI
Peter Wolf's fascinating new play disinter the life and times of one of his own ancestors...
- What's On
The sheer imaginitive energy of his writing borders on the visionary.
- Ham & High
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RED STAR BELGRADE
Peter Wolf's play is a tale of personal heroism and the brutal intervention of politics in sport. Bill Nighy stars...
- The Times
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THE PRINCE
An intriguing idea this, to dramatise Machiavelli's manual of 16th-century cynical Realpolitik, but Peter Wolf has managed it, with Ciaran Hinds in the leading role.
- The Express
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THE SPIRIT OF JACK CADE
My highlights from this year's festival are as follows: The Spirit of Jack Cade...
- The Northern Echo
Beautifully written...this show is one of the finds of the Festival.
- The Morning Star
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