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The Days of The Commune

on BBC Radio 3

by BERTOLT BRECHT
Translated from the German by RICHARD BECKLEY with Barry Foster and Mary Wimbush
KATE BINCHY , JOHN HOLLIS ELIZABETH PROUD
Brecht explains the collapse of the Paris Commune of 1871. He feels that it was the leaders' unwillingness to use violence which caused their defeat. In this year of the centenary of the Commune Brecht's play is being given its first professional English production. aongs by HANNS EISLER
Incidental music composed and conducted by HANS HEIMLER Played by JUDITH PEARCE , BRAM GAY
TERRY EMERY , HENRY KREIN
Producer RICHARD WORTLEY
(Mary Wimbush is in Butley,' at the Criterion Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bertolt Brecht
Unknown:
Richard Beckley
Unknown:
Barry Foster
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Kate Binchy
Unknown:
John Hollis
Unknown:
Elizabeth Proud
Unknown:
Hanns Eisler
Conducted By:
Hans Heimler
Played By:
Judith Pearce
Played By:
Bram Gay
Played By:
Terry Emery
Played By:
Henry Krein
Producer:
Richard Wortley
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Jean Cabet:
Barry Foster
Madame Cabet:
Mary Wimbush
Genevieve:
Kate Binchy
Papa:
John Hollis
Babette:
Elizabeth Proud
Philippe:
Anthony Jackson
Coco/Chairman:
Martin Friend
Coco/Chairman:
Geoffrey Beevers
Narrator:
Stephen Thorne
The portly gemleman/Deles- Cluze.:
Ronald Herdman
Jules Favre/ Tax Collector:
Rolf Lefebvre
Langevin:
Haydn Jones
Thiers:
David March
Varlin:
John Rye
Woman Delegate/Baker's Wife:
Sheila Grant
Waiter/Officer:
Brian Hewlett
Dying Woman:
Diana Bishop
Aristocratic Lady:
Eva Stuart
Mayor/Ranvier:
Edward Kelsey
De Ploeuc:
Willlam Fox
Bestay:
James Thomason
Rigault:
Malcolm Terris
Guy:
Robin Browne
Women and children:
Jean England
woman:
Stephanie Turner

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