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A Century of Modern Theatre

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A series of plays which have had a major influence on the development of the theatre during the past 100 years. The Lower Depths by MAXIM GORKY translated by DAVID MAGARSHACK adapted by BENNETT MAXWELL
MAXIM GORKY 'S famous play, which deals with the life of the down-and-outs in a Moscow doss-house, introduced an entirely new set of characters in Russian drama. It was first performed by the Moscow Art Theatre on 18 December 1902, with immediate sucess.
Accordion music composed and played by HENRY KREIN
Producer RICHARD WORTLEY

Contributors

Translated By:
David Magarshack
Adapted By:
Bennett Maxwell
Adapted By:
Maxim Gorky
Played By:
Henry Krein
Producer:
Richard Wortley
Mikhail Ivanovieh Kostylyov, keeper of a doss-house:
Malcolm Hayes
Vassilisa Karpovna, his wife:
Elizabeth Morgan
Natasha, her sister:
Julie Hallam
Abram Medvedev, their uncte, a policeman ........:
Brian Haines
Vassily Pepel:
Sean Barrett
Andrey Mitrich Kleshch, a locksmith:
Kevin Flood
Anna, his wife:
Hilda Schroder
Nastya, a girl:
Patricia Gallimore
Bubnov, hatter:
Alexander John
The Baron:
John Rowe
Satin:
Terry Scully
The Actor:
David March
Luka, a pilgrim:
Timothy Bateson
Alyoshka, a shoemaker:
Nigel Anthony
The Tartar:
Godfrey Kenton
Kvashnya, meat-dumpling seller:
Diana Olsson
Zob/Narrator:
David Timson

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