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The Shrimp and the Anemone

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by L. P. Hartley
Adapted and produced by Archie Campbell
Cast in order of speaking:
Pianist, Cicely Hoye
The action takes place at Anchorstone, an East Coast resort, in the early years of the century.

Contributors

Author:
L. P. Hartley
Adapted and produced by:
Archie Campbell
Pianist:
Cicely Hoye
Hilda:
Susan Dalison
Eustace, her brother:
Douglas Hankin
Nancy Steptoe:
Pat Garwood
Aunt Sarah:
Betty Hardy
Minney:
Molly Lumley
Mr Cherrington:
Allan Cuthbertson
Craddock, a cabman:
Charles Lamb
Major Steptoe:
Derek Prentice
Gerald, his son:
Anthony Warner
Mrs Steptoe:
Beryl Riggs
Miss Fothergill:
Gladys Young
Miss Grimshaw, her companion:
Janet Burnell
Miss Wauchope, a dancing mistress:
Joan Clement Scott
Dr Speedwell:
Derek Prentice
Nurse Hapgood:
Viola Compton
Annie, a maidservant:
Pamela Binns
Dick Staveley:
Warren Hearnden
Anne, his sister:
Pamela Binns
Narrator (Eustace as a young man):
David Spenser

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