The Lion

An English-language production of the Winner of the Best European Drama Award at the Audio Drama Awards 2022.<br /> <br /> The Lion tells a compelling and thought-provoking story about a community's response to an escaped lion in a city. A host of characters, including the town's Chief Constable and an Economist, are forced to face the unprecedented crisis. Their differing - often conflicted - responses speak to a nation coming to grips with a new dawn.<br /> <br /> This high-octane satire about the restoration of Estonian independence has resonance far beyond Estonia's national events of 1991, and speaks to collective responses to all manner of global and community crises.<br /> <br /> Chief Constable . . . . . Mark Benton<br /> Valter Saarniit . . . . . James Northcote<br /> Commissioner . . . . . Ewan Bailey<br /> Mayor . . . . . Georgie Glen<br /> Heinz . . . . . Samuel James<br /> Heli . . . . . Leah Marks<br /> Secretary . . . . . Kymberley Cochrane<br /> Makishev . . . . . Hasan Dixon<br /> Meelis . . . . . Connor Curren<br /> <br /> The drama is based on Martin Algus's short story The Lion. It was adapted for ERR, Estonian Public Radio, by Andres Noormets. Original sound design was by K&uuml;lli T&uuml;li. This English-language version was translated by Adam Cullen, edited by Peter Ringrose, and directed and produced for BBC Radio 4 by Andres Noormets and Sasha Yevtushenko.