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Sunday Play: Dianeira

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

By Timberlake Wertenbaker.

A group of students meet a storyteller in a cafe. She tells them a story of anger, passion, jealousy, sexual betrayal and revenge. It is an ancient story, but it could have been told of any time and any place where war and desire wreak havoc on hapless individuals.

Contributors

Writer/Director:
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:
Catherine Bailey
Irene:
Olympia Dukakis
Dianeira:
Harriet Walter
First Chorus:
Jenny Quayle
Nurse:
Sandra Voe
Hyllos:
Joseph Fiennes
Heracles:
Alan Howard
Second Chorus:
Emily Bruni
Third Chorus:
Joy Richardson
Messenger:
Jonathan Tafler
Lychas:
David Bradley
Nessos:
Simon Callow
Source: Radio Times

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