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Performance: Nona

on BBC Two England

Les Dawson follows in the pantomime dame tradition by playing an outrageous old woman in the British premiere of a play by the leading Argentinian dramatist Roberto Cossa. Set in post-Falklands Buenos Aires - though the cast adopt Lancashire accents - it is a black farce about a family's desperate struggle to survive the effects of galloping inflation while trying to satisfy the voracious appetite of their selfish grandmother. The part has been traditionally associated with a leading male comic in productions around the world. This new adaptation is by Michael Hastings.
(Stereo)
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)

Feature: page 37

Contributors

Author:
Roberto Cossa.
Adapted by:
Michael Hastings.
Producer/Director:
Simon Curtis
Nona:
Les Dawson
Anyula:
Liz Smith
Carmello:
Jim Broadbent
Chico:
Timothy Spall
Maria:
Sue Brown
Marta:
Jane Horrocks
Don Francisco:
Maurice Denham

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