Escrita por Tom Stoppard, e transmitida pelas rádios BBC 2 e BBC 6 Music em um evento de multicast, a peça áudio-visual, que como visto anteriormente aqui no blog, conta a história de "Dark Side of the Moon" através de uma série de experimentos mentais envolvendo Emily como personagem principal, vai ganhar uma edição luxuosa nos moldes de um livro capa-dura, que incluí um CD (54 min) com a quase totalidade do álbum homenageado, e 56 páginas contendo a íntegra do roteiro da peça. O lançamento está previsto para 25 de novembro deste ano, pela editora Faber & Faber.
Abaixo o original da divulgação pelo site do "Pink Floyd" (pinkfloyd.news):
The 'Darkside' play, written by Sir Tom Stoppard for BBC Radio 2, to celebrate the 40th anniversary release of The Dark Side of the Moon is be released worldwide as a deluxe CD package on Monday 25 November. Distributed worldwide by ADA for Parlophone/Warner Music group, the play was an original commission by BBC Radio 2, and broadcast in the UK on 26 August 2013. It will now be available to fans outside the UK with its release on CD and digital download.
Produced in collaboration with Sir Tom Stoppard's publishers Faber and Faber, the package resembles a hard-backed book, including a CD carrying the 54-minute play, which includes the majority of the Dark Side of the Moon album, plus a 56-page bound insert of the play's script in English.
Sir Tom Stoppard said: "When 'The Dark Side of the Moon' was a new album in 1973, a friend of mine walked into my room where I was working with a copy in his hand and said 'You really have to do a play about this album'. So, when, roughly 39-and-a-half years later, Jeff Smith from Radio 2 asked me if I'd like to do some kind of play around the 40th birthday of the Pink Floyd album, it really wasn't a very difficult decision".
The cover features design and photography by StormStudios, in collaboration with Hipgnosis designer Aubrey 'Po' Powell, based on the specially-created Aardman Animations piece used to publicise the broadcast. The full play script includes all the dialogue and stage directions, plus Roger Waters' original lyrics from the album. The release also features a bonus disc with text translations in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin, and Russian.
'Darkside' is an abstract and compelling drama which follows Emily, a philosophy student, through a series of thought experiments, which are vividly brought to life. The play also ranges over a series of grand themes, which are both thought provoking and laced with Stoppard's characteristic wit and humour. The impressive cast includes Bill Nighy as Dr Antrobus/the Witch Finder, Rufus Sewell as Mr Baggott/Ethics Man, Adrian Scarborough as Fat Man, and Amaka Okafor as Emily.
Left to right: Rufus Sewell, Iwan Rheon, Sir Tom Stoppard, Amaka Okafor, Bill Nighy.
David Gilmour: "I found the script of Tom's play fascinating; I can't think of a better way to celebrate The Dark Side of The Moon's 40-year anniversary".
Nick Mason: "I love it. If anyone is going to mess with the crown jewel of albums, Tom is a very good choice".
Bill Nighy: "To get a combination of Tom Stoppard and Pink Floyd ... is a massive deal, a marriage made in radio heaven".
The radio play was produced and directed by James Robinson.
If you are looking for a Pink Floyd Christmas present then look no further than the new Pink Floyd Darkside Radio drama which is coming to double CD on 25th November 2013!
Buy Double CD with deluxe booklet from Amazon.co.uk orAmazon.com for international orders.
Contents of the Deluxe Package
