by Aristophanes
A new translation for radio by LEO AYLEN
Music by Guy Halahan with Alfred Marks , Peter Pratt
Murray Melvin , Brian Hewlett Wars, political oppression. risine living costs, the rat race, and high taxes force two town-weary Athenians to escape the pressures of urban life to seek a refuge with the birds. This witty and lyrical comedy won second prize at the feast of the Great Dionysia in Athens in 414 B.C. and is still valid today.
Cast in order of speaking;
Bird-calls by PERCY EDWARDS and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
ORCHESTRA AND
MEMBERS OF THS BBC CHORUS Conducted by LIONEL SALTER Produced by H. B. FORTUIN
Second broadcast
Alfred Marks Is appearing in . Spring and Port Wine , at the New Theatre. London