Blog #radio plays

Radio drama has no practical limits in terms of what it can depict, with its invisible, imaginative content being free of all the budgetary constraints of its cousins in visual media.

Radio drama relies intensely on the audience using their imaginations, and requires radio dramatists to tell stories with clarity, economy, and wit.

Silence is used in radio drama to strategically draw attention to what is contained within speech, acting as a way to communicate emotion and subtext.

Music and sound effects are the subordinate elements in radio drama, and are used to emphasize emotion, embellish settings, and define characters.

Speech is the fundamental element in radio drama, and is used to establish setting and express character.