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In the Jungle of Cities

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by BERTOLT BRECHT translated from the German by GERHARD NELLHAUS with Peter Woodthorpe Donal Donnelly
Anna Cropper , Sonia Fraser
This, one of Brecht's earliest plays, written between 1921 and 1924, presents a seemingly motiveless fight between a mysterious oriental and a young man who works in a library and is fond of quoting the poems of Rimbaud. Each tries to humble the other by earning his gratitude. Only in the end they realise the hidden meaning of their fight-it was an attempt to establish a human relationship.
Other parts: SARA COWARD
ELIZABETH PROUD, MARTIN FRIEND Music composed and conducted by MICHAEL DRESS
Adapted for radio and produced by MARTIN ESSLIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerhard Nellhaus
Unknown:
Peter Woodthorpe
Unknown:
Donal Donnelly
Unknown:
Anna Cropper
Unknown:
Sonia Fraser
Unknown:
Sara Coward
Produced By:
Martin Esslin
Narrator:
Sean Arnold
Shlink, lumber dealer, a Malay:
Peter Woodthorpe
George Garga:
Donal Donnelly
John Garga, his father:
John Gabriel
Mae Garga, his mother:
Joan Miller
Mary Garga, his sister:
Sonia Fraser
Jane Larry, his girl friend:
Anna Cropper
Skinny, a Chinese, Shlink's Clerk:
Malcolm Hayes
Ba Collie Couch, known boon, a pimp:
Kerry Francis
Worm,J Finnay, known hotel owner:
Ronald Forfar
Pat Manky, a sailor:
Sean Barrett
Salvation Army preacher:
Brian Hewlett
C Maynes:
Gerald Cross
Source: Radio Times

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