William Fowler, co-editor of The Edge Is Where the Centre Is: David Rudkin and Penda's Fen, and James Machin, co-editor of Of Mud and Flame: The Penda's Fen Sourcebook join host Gareth Evans and a Garden Cinema audience for a special screening to mark the 50th anniversary of Penda's Fen.
Writer David Rudkin recorded a special video introduction which is also available on our RU-vid Channel, here: • David Rudkin introduce...
Screening exactly 50 years to the hour since its pioneering first broadcast as part of BBC TV's hugely influential stand-alone drama series 'Play for Today', and directed by the fiercely committed film-maker Alan Clarke, Penda's Fen fuses a multi-layered interrogation of social, political, familial and religious forces with a queer, pagan and radically subversive understanding of place, culture and history, to chart a singular rite of passage into adulthood for its protagonist Stephen. Recognised at once for its visionary imagination, and an enduring influence on generations of writers and artists who witnessed that original transmission, dramatist David Rudkin's remarkable work has become one of the most enduring and rewarding touchstones of post-war British culture.
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