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Sunday Play: Pembroke Arcadia

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By D.J. Britton.

Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia was the most admired prose work in English literature for 200 years, inspiring both Shakespeare and Spenser with its romantic tales. D.J. Britton's new play interweaves the story of Prince Pyrocles's quest for love and honour with the tempestuous life of Sidney himself, a poet who became a national hero.

Contributors

Writer:
D.J. Britton
Music by:
Iain Grandage
Singer:
Taryn Fiebig
Singer:
Matthew Bailey
Instrumentalist:
Mark Elton
Instrumentalist:
Mike Frost
Instrumentalist:
Iolo Jones
Instrumentalist:
Matthew Nisbet
Director:
Alison Hindell
Sidney/Pyrocles:
William Houston
Mary/Philoclea:
Beth Chalmers
Gynecia:
Greta Scacchi
Basilius:
Philip Madoc
Musidorus:
John McAndrew
Greville:
Bill Wallis
Pamela:
Mali Harries
Dametas:
Richard Nichols
Mopsa:
Eiry Thomas
Lalus:
Arwyn Davies
Source: Radio Times

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