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Afternoon Theatre: The Lover In the Cards

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Patrice Chaplin
with Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Lucinda, Frances Jeater as Dolly, Hugh Dickson as Anthony, Edward de Souza as Basil

Lucinda and Dolly try to redeem their loveless marriages by playing with tarot cards. The cards predict a wonderful new romance, for Dolly at least. Their mutual obsession with their lovers 'in the cards' has tragi-comic repercussions...

(Edward de Souza is in 'Amadeus' at Her Majesty's Theatre, London)

Contributors

Writer:
Patrice Chaplin
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Lucinda:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Dolly:
Frances Jeater
Anthony:
Hugh Dickson
Basil:
Edward de Souza
Elliott:
Michael Spice
David/Waiter:
Andrew Branch
Phil:
Ian Hoare
Sarah:
Wendy Murray
Managing Director:
Gordon Reid
MD's Wife:
Jean Trend
Source: Radio Times

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