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The Misanthrope
The National Theatre production of MOLIÈRE'S classic in an English version by TONY HARRISON with Alec McCowen and Diana Rigg This version was commissioned by The National Theatre to celebrate the tercentenary of Moliere's death in 1973. Tony Harrison and the director, John Dexter , set the play in 1966 during the ' reign ' of Charles de Gaulle , exactly 300 years after the first performance.
Music by MARC WILKINSON
Musicians: BILLY BELL , ROGER POTTER , TERRY WALSH , DOUGIE WRIGHT and MARC WILKINSON
Directed for the theatre by JOHN DEXTER. Produced for radio by IAN COTTERELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Harrison
Unknown:
Alec McCowen
Unknown:
Diana Rigg
Unknown:
Tony Harrison
Director:
John Dexter
Unknown:
Charles De Gaulle
Music By:
Marc Wilkinson
Musicians:
Billy Bell
Musicians:
Roger Potter
Musicians:
Terry Walsh
Musicians:
Dougie Wright
Musicians:
Marc Wilkinson
Unknown:
John Dexter.
Unknown:
Ian Cotterell
Philinte:
Alan MacNaughtan
Aloeiste:
Alec McCowen
Oronte:
Gawn Grainger
Célimène:
Diana Rigg
Basque:
James Hayes
Eliante:
Louie Ramsay
Clitandre:
Jeremy Clyde
Acasite:
Nicholas Clay
Official of the Académie fran-Caise:
Stephen Williams
Arsinoé:
Gillian Barge
Dubois:
James Hayes
Source: Radio Times

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