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Drama on 3: Paines Plough at 40

Series 1, episode 0

A selection of new drama to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Paines Plough theatre company. James Grieve and George Perrin, joint artistic directors of Paines Plough, introduce three short plays by Nick Payne, Robin French and Katie Douglas, which have been in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London. All three plays are performed by the same core ensemble: Susan Brown, Karl Johnson, Clare Corbett, Bryan Dick, with additional support from Roslyn Hill and Monty d'Inverno. The first play is Nick Payne's Happiness, which focuses on married couple Karen and Richard as they attempt to remedy their respective unhappiness with a variety of far-flung undertakings. But can they find a solution that is closer to home? In Robin French's Silver Drills, the fortunes of Humboldt Zoo are about to be turned around by the arrival of mysterious and endangered animals - the Silver Drills. In the final play, Katie Douglas's Reunion, Gary has invited his family around for lunch. However, the reunion turns out to be a far cry from what he was expecting. The directors are James Grieve, George Perrin and Sasha Yevtushenko