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Afternoon Play: 2000 Tales

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At the Four Seasons Services, the travellers settle in forthe night as the storytelling continues. The DJ Who Used to Be a Nun's Tale By Marcy Kahan. The DJ tells a story of a promising actress whose career is curtailed by an unscrupulous agent. With Eleanor Bron. The Old Wife's Tale
By Peter Sansom. An ancient Nottinghamshire woman answers the age-old question "What women really want" bytellingthe storyofa prince and a pensioner who transforms into a young girl.
The Banker's Tale
By Rukhsana Ahmad. The banker tells the Hindu myth of the Tulsi flower - a story about fidelity and the danger of challenging the authority of the gods.
The Old Girl's Tale
By Kara Miller. When a faithless wife fakes illness her devoted husband travels to London to seek the only cure. Halfway there, however, he gets suspicious and returns home early to discover his wife in bed with her scheming doctor. Director
Tracey Neale. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcy Kahan.
Unknown:
Eleanor Bron.
Unknown:
Peter Sansom.
Unknown:
Rukhsana Ahmad.
Unknown:
Kara Miller.
Director:
Tracey Neale.
Gladys:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Vijay:
Madhav Sharma-
Geeta:
Priyanga Elan
Tulsi:
Meera Syal
Jalandhar/ Vishnu:
Paul Bhattacharjee
Geraldine:
Mary Wimbush
Mary:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt

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