Radio Theatre – From the Rigour of Construction, To theEmotion of a “Performance of Sound”

Radio theatre – from its classic form to the newer ones it tackles – is a complex construction, through which the listener is invited into a universe consisting of words and sounds. It is up to the listener to perfect the “performance” in their mind, where the images are created. The script writers, the artistic, sound and studio directors, the producer, and the actors take part in a creative workshop in which rigour, imagination and ingenuity are needed. A pleasant and expressive voice, correct pronunciation and phrasing, solid technical knowledge, the ability to concentrate, good coordination combine with talent in order to create productions that aim to captivate the public, to challenge them emotionally. Creating worlds out of words and sounds, in the absence of images, represents a bold but nonetheless beautiful task, throughout its entire process: from working on understanding the meaning and pronunciation of words, to superimposing effects and music. The result is spectacular if the listener is pulled into the story, transformed into their own creator of the visual dimension, a receiver of the emotions that are transmitted.