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Sunday Play: The Father

BBC Radio 3
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By August Strindberg. translated and adapted by Eivor Martinus. In the 150th year after his birth, the sex-war dramas of August Strindberg still resonate in today's world of genetic mapping and DNA headlines. A mother knows her own child, but the seed of doubt about paternity can poison a father's mind beyond repair.
Ronald Pickup is the Captain, and Cheryl Campbell his wife in Strindberg's searing drama from 1887.
Produced and directed by Ned Chaillet (R)

Contributors

Adapted By:
Eivor Martinus.
Unknown:
Ronald Pickup
Unknown:
Cheryl Campbell
Directed By:
Ned Chaillet
The Captain:
Ronald Pickup
Laura:
Cheryl Campbell
Bertha, their daughter:
Eleanor Moriarty
DrOstermark:
Tom Mannion
The Pastor:
Christopher Good
Margaret, the nurse:
Eve Pearce
Nojd, a servant:
Ben Crowe
The Captain's batman:
Paul Panting
Source: Radio Times

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