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Nymphs and Shepherds Go Away!

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A new play by Caryl Brahms
Music by Geoffrey Wright

Buster Furnival is a genius who has come to the rain-swept fishing village of Saltings to find peace and quiet. His wife, Heidi, and her school chum, the Duchess of Eastmoreland, have different ideas. They organise a festival of Buster's music. The locals, who normally fish and feud in a happy state of gloom, are a little put about. But all things pass, even feuds and festivals.
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Contributors

Writer:
Caryl Brahms
Music:
Geoffrey Wright
The story told by:
Denys Blakelock
The story told by:
Allan McClelland
Orchestra and singers, with a section of the BBC Chorus conducted by:
Anthony Bowles
Production:
H. B. Fortuin
Felicity Sparrowhawke:
Rose Hill
Mrs Bossie:
Una Venning
Mrs Marlingstaff:
Sheila Grant
Mrs Trusty:
Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Grandad Marlingstaff:
Arthur Young
Miss Pinfold:
Mary Grew
Sal Trusty:
Beryl Calder
Jim Marlingstaff:
Albert Finney
Heidi:
Monica Grey
Sebastian Furnival ('Buster'):
William Eedle
Patsy Ann:
Sheila Manahan
'Tiny' (The Duke of Eastmoreland):
Denis Goacher
General Panting:
James Thomason
Mrs Peggs:
Betty Baskcomb
Other parts played by:
Hilda Schroder
Other parts played by:
Leigh Crutchley
Other parts played by:
Anthony Viccars
Other parts played by:
Peter Wilde
Other parts played by:
Other members of the cast
Source: Radio Times

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