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Sunday Play: Playing the Wife

on BBC Radio 3

By Ronald Hayman.
Derek Jacobi makes a rare radio appearance when he reprises his performance as the Swedish playwright August Strindberg , seen at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1995. In a burnt-out theatre, Strindberg directs a play about his disastrous first marriage to a baroness. As the actress Harriet Bosse (destined to become his third wife) rehearses the part of the baroness, she discovers that Strindberg is trying to write her life for her as well as her role.
Music by Jonathan Goldstein Director Andy Jordan

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Hayman.
Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
August Strindberg
Unknown:
Harriet Bosse
Music By:
Jonathan Goldstein
Director:
Andy Jordan
Harriet:
Jennifer Ehle
Bengt:
Jamie Glover
Gertrude:
Carollne Holdaway

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