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Sybil Thorndike in ' THE WOMEN OF TROY '

Sat 25^th Oct 1952, 18:30 on Third Programme

by Euripides
An English version by Philip Vellacott
Arranged for broadcasting and produced by Raymond Raikes Music composed and conducted by John Hotchkis
Characters in order of speaking:
Chorus of captive women of Troy: spoken by Joan Hart , Denise Bryer , Gladys Spencer , Miriam Karlin , Nancy Nevinson , Thelma Hughes , Susan Richards. Virginia Winter with singers from the Sadler's Wells Chorus (chorus - master, Marcus Dods)
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Unknown:: Philip Vellacott
Produced By:: Raymond Raikes
Conducted By:: John Hotchkis
Spoken By:: Joan Hart
Spoken By:: Denise Bryer
Spoken By:: Gladys Spencer
Spoken By:: Miriam Karlin
Spoken By:: Nancy Nevinson
Spoken By:: Thelma Hughes
Spoken By:: Susan Richards. Virginia
The God Poseidon:: Ralph Truman
The Goddess Athene:: Audrey Mendes
Hecuba, Queen of Troy, wife of Priam, mother of Hector and Paris:: Sybil Thorndike
Talthybius, the Greek Herald:: Deryck Guyler
Cassandra, daughter of Hecuba, priestess of Apollo:: Marjorie Westbury
Andromache, wife of Hector of Troy:: Rachel Gurney
Meraelaus, joint-leader (with Agamemnon) of the Greekarmy:: Anthony Jacobs
Helen of Troy wife of Menelaus:: Margaret Rawlings
Greek soldiers and camp guards:: Geoffrey Bond
Greek soldiers and camp guards:: John Cazabon,
Greek soldiers and camp guards:: Garard Green
Greek soldiers and camp guards:: Norman Mitchell
Greek soldiers and camp guards::: Aubrey Richards

Source: Radio Times

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