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A review of the arts In 1972
It was a year which offered new plays by John Arden , Alan Ayckbourn , William Douglas Home, John Osborne , Tom Stoppard. Arnold Wesker and Charles Wood.
It was also the year of the film of The Godfather, and the first London stage production of Prokofiev's opera War and Peace and the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
Michael Billington takes a critical look at some of the events of 1972. with the recorded voices of some of the actors, singers, writers and directors who have appeared in Scan during the past 12 months. Producer ALAN HAYDOCK

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John Arden
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Alan Ayckbourn
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William Douglas
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John Osborne
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Tom Stoppard.
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Arnold Wesker
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Charles Wood.
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Michael Billington
Producer:
Alan Haydock
Source: Radio Times

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