Microserfs
Part One. Dan is a Microsoft employee in desperate need of ‘a life’. His world can be summed up as eat, sleep, code, repeat, and he’s not quite feeling himself. So when the chance comes along for him and his friends to leave Microsoft to form a Silicon Valley start-up, will they take the risk and leap into the unknown? A brand new take on Douglas Coupland’s funny, classic 1995 novel which takes a microscope to working culture in the early days of the Silicon Valley tech boom. Part of Radio 4's Working Titles season looking at the changing world of work. You can find Part Two of Microserfs on BBC Sounds from the 4th December. CAST Dan ….. Will Merrick Karla ….. Samantha Dakin Bug ….. Matthew Needham Michael ….. Freddie Meredith Todd ….. Chris Lew Kum Hoi Susan ….. Chloë Sommer Abe ….. Hughie O’Donnell Ethan ….. Tom Kiteley Dan’s Mum ….. Joanna Monro Dan’s Dad ….. Roger Ringrose Written By Douglas Coupland Dramatised By Theo Toksvig-Stewart Directed By Anne Isger Sound by Cal Knightley, Pete Ringrose, David Gregory, Billy Godfrey Production Co-ordination by Luke MacGregor Writer and artist Douglas Coupland has written thirteen novels (including Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture, JPod, Generation A). Microserfs was published in 1995. Theo Toksvig-Stewart is a writer for Stage, Radio, Television and Film. The radio version of Theo’s acclaimed theatre play Endless Second was shortlisted for the best radio drama at the Prix Italia 2022 and received a ‘Special Mention’.
