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Marriage a la Feydeau
An occasional series of one-act plays by GEORGES FEYDEAU in which the master of French farce follows the hilarious progress from Marriage to (almost) Divorce.
Translated and adapted by FETER MEYER
2:Belter Late
(Feu la Mere de Madame) with Scene: Yvonne's bedroom. Paris. about 1910.
Producer GLYN DEARMAN
The play is followed by a discussion between the stars of the series JILL BENNETT and JOHN OSBORNE , the translator PETER meyer. and thecproducer GLYN DEARMAN about French farce in general and the difficulties of transferring it into radio terms in particular.
(Jill Bennett is in ' Private Lives ' at the Globe, London)
The Osbornes' dream sequins: page 15

Contributors

Unknown:
Georges Feydeau
Adapted By:
Feter Meyer
Producer:
Glyn Dearman
Unknown:
Jill Bennett
Unknown:
John Osborne
Unknown:
Peter Meyer.
Unknown:
Glyn Dearman
the wife:
Jill Bennett
the husband:
John Osborne
Joseph:
Aubrey Woods
Annette:
Miriam Margolyes

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