of Dante Alighieri
The second cantica of the Divine Comedy, translated into English triple rhyme by Laurence Binyon
A reading in six parts
Produced by Peter Duval Smith
PART I (Cantos 1-5): Emerging from Hell, Dante and his guide, the spirit of Virgil, find themselves on the shores of Mount Purgatory; they are met by Cato, the guardian of Purgatory; a boat arrives carrying the souls of the newly dead, among them Dante's friend Casella; the poets meet Manfred; three spirits who died by violence and repented only just in time tell their story-they are detained in Ante-Purgatory.
For cast see Saturday at 10.30
Part 2: February 13