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Aurora Leigh

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, dramatised for radio by Michelene Wandor
with Sara Kestelman as Aurora and John Shrapnel as Romney Leigh

This verse novel, written in 1857, is the romantic story of a woman of great wit and charm who has to resolve the conflict between her love for her cousin and her passion for her work, yet at the same time it reveals the author's lifelong preoccupations with social and political issues.
Feature p.15

followed by an interlude

Contributors

Author:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Dramatised by:
Michelene Wandor
Music:
Jenny Sprince
Music:
played by Anne Hooley
Music:
played by Alison Townley
Director:
Liane Aukin
Aurora:
Sara Kestelman
Romney Leigh:
John Shrapnel
Aurora's aunt:
Joan Matheson
Lady Waldemar:
Elizabeth Bell
Marian Erie:
Elizabeth Proud
Source: Radio Times

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