25th International Playwriting Competition

Episode
The Day Dad Stole A Bus by Pericles Silveira
Broadcast Info
2017 (52 mins)
Description
Nayara’s Dad wants her to see her Grandmother’s house in Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, years after a dam disaster destroyed the village. But why has he stolen a bus to take her there? And why do things keep disappearing? The winning play in the English as a 2nd language category of the BBC World Service/British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2016.
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