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Thirty-Minute Theatre

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Very Like a Whale
The last in a series of three plays about the life and times of William Shakespeare by H. F. RUBINSTEIN
This play was written for radio just before H. F. Rubinstein 's death last year at the age of 84. with Peter Jeffrey and Pauline Letts
Stratford-upon-Avon, 25 March 1616
The dying Shakespeare is faced with problems on all sides - not only from his family and neighbours, but also as to the future use of his rich legacy of great plays.
Directed by MARTIN JENKINS

Contributors

Unknown:
H. F. Rubinstein
Unknown:
H. F. Rubinstein
Directed By:
Martin Jenkins
Shakespeare:
Peter Jeffrey
Anne, his wife:
Pauline Letts
His daughters:Susanna:
Margaret Robertson
Judith:
Joanna Wake
Thomas Combe:
Brian Hewlitt
John Rogers:
James Thomason
Leonard Digges:
Christopher Bidmead
Source: Radio Times

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