Dante and Virgil with the Hypocrites (except that the hypocrites’ cloaks should be gaudy and colourful)

We attend to the episode of Dante and Virgil in the pit of the hypocrites, with lots of different features that tell us quite a bit about the nature of the aspects of fraud that come under the heading of hypocrisy. You are invited to attend. (As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio)

rla on March 25th, 2024
Arethusa pursued by Alpheus

We attend to the myth of Arethusa, a water nymph, pursued by a river god (Alpheus), and escapes through transformation. But it’s not just her body that’s transformed. You are invited to attend and see what’s going on here. (As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio).

Paolo and Francesca – “going ninety miles an hour down a dead-end street”

Desire, passion, tunnel vision, power-plays, compromise: we try to weave all these together, drawing upon A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Iliad, the Inferno, with a variety of songs from Martha and the Vandellas to Dolly Parton. You are invited to attend. (As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio)

rla on February 26th, 2024

On the telephone or over a dinner table or wherever, meaningless conversations may not be so meaningless after all if we see them as *rosary conversations*. Come along and see what we mean. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]

rla on February 12th, 2024

We attend to the theme of Switching Identities, from one kind of person to another, sometimes the switch imposed on us, sometimes we choose the wrong one for ourselves. Sometimes we have no identity. You (whichever you that you are right now) are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]

We attend to buyers, sellers, beggars, shnorers, fishermen – all out to get a catch. (“Did I hear you say that there must be a catch?”) I’m amazed at the way RLA always manages to put together and perform such fine shows. I hope you agree. Anyway, you too are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]

rla on January 15th, 2024

January, and the Roman god Janus, who, standing in the present, looks both ways, past and future – the doorway deity. Let’s attend to that theme, with several songs about looking back and looking forward. You are invited to attend. [First heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]

rla on December 26th, 2023

Christmas Day on Cambridge 105 Radio, as we attend to some funny, some outrageous, some whimsical, some vivid and heart-warming words and music. You are invited to attend, too.

rla on December 18th, 2023

We attend to Changes, with a variety of music and words. You are invited to attend. Of course.

As the Advent season begins, walking through the increasing darkness, heading for the light that never dies, we come together in community to tell stories by the fireside. So here’s a wonderful Christmas story – maybe the best of all time. Come join us for the story, and much more. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]