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Afternoon Theatre

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The Long and the Short and the Tall by WILLIS HALL
' It might mean that they've broken through, up country, and are pouring down ... They might be swarming out there -now - like ants. And if they are and I'm with crumbs like you, I'm up the creek myself, and that's a fact.'
The action of the play takes place in the Malayan jungle during the Japanese advance on Singapore, early in 1942 Producer ALAN AYCKBOURN

Contributors

Producer:
Alan Ayckbourn
Cpl Johnstone:
John Hollis
Sgt Mitchum:
Ewan Hooper
Pte Bamforth:
Barry Foster
Pte Smith:
Brian Miller
L/Cpl Macleish:
David Butler
Pte Whitaker:
Ronald Herdman
Pte Evans:
Peter King
Source: Radio Times

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