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Thomas Love Peacock NIGHTMARE ABBEY'

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Adapted and produced by Douglas Cleverdon
(Continued in next column)
(Richard Burton and Esmé Percy are appearing in 'The Lady's Not for Burning ' at the Globe Theatre, London)
In Nightmare Abbey, one of the gayest of nineteenth-century conversation pieces, several of Peacock's friends were portrayed -Shelley in the guise of the romantic young idealist Scythrop, Coleridge as the metaphysical Dr. Flosky. Shelley , in Italy, was delighted with the novel, and gave the name of Scythrop's Tower to the tower in which he was working at Valsovano.
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Contributors

Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Unknown:
Dr. Flosky. Shelley
Scythrop:
Richard Burton
Marionetta:
Diana Maddox
Celinda:
Maxine Audley
Mr Glowry:
Andrew Cruickshank
Mr Hilary:
Leslie French
Mrs Hilary:
Thea Wells
The Rev Mr Larynx:
Martin Boddey
Mr Flosky:
Esmé Percy
The Hon Mr Listless:
Hugh Manning
Mr Toobad:
Francis de Wolff
Mr Cypress:
Dudley Jones
Raven:
Ernest Jay
Narrator:
Cyril Cusack

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