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Afternoon Theatre: Bea Backwards

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Elizabeth Troop
with Diana Bishop as Bea

Bea Travis runs a refuge for battered wives Moving backwards through her life, from affluent suburban wife to one of the 'beautiful people' of the 60s, the play examines, sometimes lightheartedly, the attitudes and issues that have motivated women over the last few years.

Contributors

Writer:
Elizabeth Troop
Director:
Richard Wortley
Bea:
Diana Bishop
Charley/Clare:
Susan Sheridan
Owen:
Sion Frobert
Sonia:
Amanda Murray
Edith:
Jenny Lee
SamWatson:
Brian Carroll
Pete:
Haydn Wood
Vivien:
Eve Karpf
Jake:
Mtchael Spice
Mr Patrick:
Anthony Hyde
Source: Radio Times

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