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Sweeney Agonistes

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by T. S. ELIOT
An Aristophanic melodrama.
Dusty and Doris wait to entertain friends; but Sweeney's arrival sours the atmosphere.
Music composed and directed by DAVID BYERS
JEFF BOX (double-bass)
SIMON BUTTERWORTH (clarinet/ saxophone)
RICHARD DAVIS (flute)
DAVID FLETCHER (cello)
PAUL PATRICK (percussion) BERNARD ROBERTSON (piano) Directed by CLIVE BRILL BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
T. S. Eliot
Directed By:
David Byers
Clarinet:
Simon Butterworth
Cello:
Paul Patrick
Piano:
Bernard Robertson
Directed By:
Clive Brill
Weeney:
Malcolm Storry
Dusty:
Denise Black
Doris:
Patsy Rowlands
Krumpacker:
John Branwell
Klipstein:
Michael Maloney
Wauchope:
Nigel Carrington
Source: Radio Times

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