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The Father

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by AUGUST STRINDBERG
English version by MAX FABER starring Trevor Howard and Peggy Ashcroft
Scene: The sitting-room of the Captain's house on the outskirts of a Swedish town.
Time: Towards the end of the last century. Two consecutive winter evenings. Cast:
Producer JOHN TYDEMAN
(Peggy Ashcroft is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Co)

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Faber
Unknown:
Trevor Howard
Unknown:
Peggy Ashcroft
Producer:
John Tydeman
Unknown:
Peggy Ashcroft
The Captain:
Trevor Howard
Laura, his wife:
Peggy Ashcroft
Bertha, their daughter:
Elizabeth Proud
The Nurse:
Grizelda Hervey
The Pastor:
Rolf Lefebvre
Dr Oestermark:
Denys Hawthorne
Nojd, a servant:
Kerry Francis
Svard a batman:
Leslie Heritage
Source: Radio Times

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