Episode Synopsis "Episode 3 of "Fosca: The Radio Play""
The third episode of a radio drama series, based upon the classic novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti. Set in 1870s Italy, "Fosca" tells the story of a hideously ugly and terminally ill woman, who falls madly in love with a handsome and idealistic young soldier, who is himself embroiled in a doomed love affair with a married woman. Starring Olivia Jane Parker as Fosca Laura Antoniazzi as Clara Benjamin Orchard as Giorgio Lindsay Dunn as The Doctor Damien White as The Colonel Anthony Vawser as Salvatore Lindsay Prodea as Major Blier Russell Slater as Captain Ghiani Christopher Searle as Lieutenant Piastra Matt Houston as Lieutenant Vallone Adrian Henness as Lieutenant Amato Melissa Rayner as The Maid Kate Van Der Horst as Waitress Madison Kirby as Serving Girl Chopin's "Raindrop Prelude", Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and Beethoven's "Fur Elise" performed by Madeleine Herd The Song, "Oh Mistress Mine" Performed by Kristin Stefanoff Music by Kim Orchard Lyrics by William Shakespeare "Fosca's Theme" Written & Performed by Samantha Edge Based Upon The Novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti Script by Benjamin Orchard Sound Engineering by Kim Orchard