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4 | ''Ben and Imo'' (originally ''Imo and Ben'') is a play by British writer Mark Ravenhill. It was first released as a RadioDrama by Creator/TheBBC, in 2013. In 2024, a reworked and renamed version was produced for Creator/RoyalShakespeareCompany as a full stage play. |
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6 | It tells the tale of composer Music/BenjaminBritten's 1953 commission to write a new opera for Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII's coronation, assisted by Imogen Holst. The opera became ''Theatre/{{Gloriana}}'', a story set in UsefulNotes/ElizabethI's later days. The opera was not a success. |
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9 | * AdaptationTitleChange: The original 2013 radio play was ''Imo and Ben''. The stage play swaps the name to become ''Ben and Imo''. |
10 | * AdaptedOut: Lord Harwood appears in the original radio play, but is adapted out of the stage version. |
11 | * {{Docudrama}}: |
12 | * TheGhost: Peter Pears, Britten's partner, doesn't appear in either version of the play. Pears is |
13 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: Imogen Holst and Music/BenjaminBritten are both based on the historical composers. |
14 | * InMediasRes: |
15 | * MinimalistCast: |
16 | * {{Newsreel}}: The radio play opens with Imo's [[OpeningNarration narration]], years after the coronation, and then intercuts it with newsreel coverage. |
17 | * OpeningNarration: |
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19 | * TakeThat: |
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