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Drama on 3: Grace Notes

on BBC Radio 3

By Bernard MacLaverty, adapted by Lou Stein with the author.

Amanda Burton stars in this story of a young Northern Irish composer who returns home to an embattled Northern Ireland for her father's funeral, after creating two of her life's masterpieces: her first major orchestral work and her first child.
With music by real-life Belfast composer Deirdre Gribbin.
Director Lou Stein

Contributors

Author:
Bernard MacLaverty
Adapted By:
Lou Stein
Music:
Deirdre Gribbin.
Director:
Lou Stein
Catherine Anne McKenna:
Amanda Burton
Narrator:
Bernard MacLaverty
Father:
James Greene
Father Ferry:
James Greene
Kirkpatrick:
James Greene
Mother/Granny Boyd:
Eileen Pollock
Miss Bingham:
Brid Brennan
Dave/Wang Shao Gang:
David Yip
Olga/Midwife/Liz:
Maureen Beattie

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