Bach: The Great Passion

Bach: The Great Passion is a 2017 biographical radio play by the English writer James Runcie, dealing with the inception and premiere of the St Matthew Passion. It premiered on BBC Radio 4 on 15 April 2017, with Simon Russell Beale in the title role, directed by Eoin O'Callaghan and produced by Marilyn Imrie.

Premiere cast

 * Johann Sebastian Bach - Simon Russell Beale
 * Anna Magdalena Bach - Melody Grove
 * Christian Henrici - Al Weaver
 * Stefan Meissner - Adam Greaves Neal
 * Paul Christian Stolle, one of Bach's pupils - Stephen Boxer
 * Salomon Deyling - David Horovitch
 * Johann Gottlieb Gorner - Tom Goodman-Hill
 * Herman - Ewan Rutherford
 * Bach's Child - Damon Denton-Snape