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Afternoon Theatre: The Physicists

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by Friedrich Durrenmatt, translated by James Kirkup
Royal Shakespeare Company's 1963 production with Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack
Tony Church, Derek Godfrey.

In the private sanatorium known as 'Les Cerisiers' strange events have recently taken place. Three months ago one of the patients throttled a nurse, and now the same thing has happened again.

Contributors

Translated By:
James Kirkup
Unknown:
Irene Worth
Unknown:
Cyril Cusack
Unknown:
Tony Church
Unknown:
Derek Godfrey
Einstein's violin played by:
Tessa Robbins
Piano played by:
Wilfrid Parry
Stage Production:
Peter Brook
Radio adaptation and production:
William Glen-Doepel
Narrator:
Norman Claridge
Inspector Voss:
John Nettleton
Head Nurse:
Doris Hare
Newton:
Tony Church
Dr von Zahnd:
Irene Worth
Einstein:
Derek Godfrey
Frau Lina Rose:
Patience Collier
Herr Oskar Rose:
Michael Burrell
Morbius:
Cyril Cusack
Nurse Monika Stettler:
Patricia Connolly
Source: Radio Times

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