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The Atheist

BBC Radio 3
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The second of two comedies by THOMAS OTWAY. adapted for radio by PETER BARNES. Music by CHRISTOPHER WHELEN
1680: London Society has been turned topsy-turvy hy hundreds of disbanded Army Officers looking for sex and money Some have married: some have avoided the trap The Play follows the attempts of several ladies to ensnare Captain Beaugard and to bring Captain Courtine to his senses
Directed by MARTIN JENKINS

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Otway.
Unknown:
Peter Barnes.
Music By:
Christopher Whelen
Directed By:
Martin Jenkins
Beaugard, an unattached Captain and Gentleman:
Denis Quilley
Courtine,an unhappily married:
John Rowe
Sylvia, a rejected wife:
Sarah Badel
Porcia, a bawdy widow:
Anna Massey
Lucrecia,a bawdy spinster:
Diana Bishop
Daredevil,an atheist:
Peter Jones
Beaugard's father, a bankrupt:
Geoffrey Matthews
Fourbin:
Henry Knowles
Mrs Furnish/Phyllis:
Sonia Fraser
Theodoret:
Geoffrey Collins
Gratian:
Bryan Marshall
Dwarf:
Danny Schiller
Chloris:
Eve Karpf
First ruffian:
John Webb
Second ruffian:
Stephen Garlick
Rosano:
John Livesey
Boy:
David Bradshawe
Source: Radio Times

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