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Play of the Week: When the Actors Come

on BBC Two England

by Don Taylor
with Oliver Cotton, Alec McCowen, Rosemary McHale, Patrick Stewart, Zena Walker
On a cold day in January 1850, a group of travelling actors arrive out of the snow at the remote country estate of Count Horvath, in eastern Hungary. The Count is delighted to have an excuse for re-opening the old family theatre, closed since his childhood. But other members of his household wonder whether these unexpected guests should be made quite so welcome.

Contributors

Writer:
Don Taylor
Sound:
Ray Angel
Lighting:
Dennis Channon
Designer:
Susan Spence
Script Editor:
Stuart Griffiths
Producer:
David Jones
Director:
Don Taylor
Narrator:
Manning Wilson
The Count:
Alec McCowen
Joszef:
John Woodnutt
Gyula:
David McGaw
Kasmer:
Duncan Lamont
Ignac:
Michael Graham Cox
Istvan:
Oliver Cotton
Eva:
Zena Walker
Eszter:
Nitza Saul
Barbara Karolina:
Ursula Howells
Janos:
Patrick Stewart
Zsofia:
Rosemary McHale
The Countess:
Diana Fairfax
Count Botvay:
Julian Curry

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