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The Saturday Play: At Freddie's

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Margaret Tyzack stars as Freddie Wentworth, the eccentric head of the Temple Stage School, training children for everything from Shakespeare to panto. Penelope Fitzgerald's comic novel, set in the 1960s, is a love story for anyone who has ever acted a little or pretended to be what they are not. Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Contributors

Author:
Penelope Fitzgerald
Dramatised by:
Michael Butt
Director:
Claire Grove
Freddie:
Margaret Tyzack
Miss Blewett:
Dinah Stabb
Hannah:
Laura Doddington
Pierce:
Lloyd Hutchinson
Oliver:
Philip Jackson
Boney:
Nick Boulton
Mattie:
Rory Copus
Jonathan:
Alex Green
Joybelle:
Candice Davies
Source: Radio Times

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