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The Contemplative Life

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by MARCIA KAHAN
A comedy inspired by Robert Browning 's poem Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister
Brother James's loathing of his oafish fellow monk,
Brother Lawrence , has led him to petty acts of destruction against him.
Directed by CHERRY COOKSON
(Alan Rickman is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcia Kahan
Unknown:
Robert Browning
Unknown:
Brother Lawrence
Directed By:
Cherry Cookson
Directed By:
Alan Rickman
Brother James:
Alan Rickman
Brother Lawrence:
Michael Aldridge
Abbot:
David Garth
Sub-Prior:
Brian Smith
Brother Jerome:
Colin Starkey
Brother Gregory:
David Sinclair
Brother Eugene:
Trevor Nichols
Brother Leo:
John Webb
Source: Radio Times

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