In the Dark Radio is a collective of BBC radio producers and other audiophiles and they’re hosting one of their infrequent events at the Castle Hotel. The group will be showcasing the award-winning Danish audio documentary Kvinden pa Isen (The Woman on the Ice). Don’t worry, it will have English audio-subtitles. The documentary centres on Karen Roos, a young woman who, in 1933, disappeared without trace outside a small village in Greenland. Journalist Rikke Houd traces her last steps and looks at how her death still haunts the village. The story is told through the use of voiceover and dramatised elements, while the vivid sound design evokes the dramatic frozen landscapes. If nothing else, it sound like the sort of thing to help cool you down on a hot summer evening.
Thu 30 Jul, The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, M4 1LE, 7.30pm, £3 (OTD), www.facebook.com
- Words:
- A. James Simpkin
- Published on:
- Sun 26 Jul 2015