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Drama on 3: The Pretenders

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By Henrik Ibsen, translated by Michael Meyer.

Paul Scofield stars in this bitter struggle for absolute power, in which three self-centred men drag their country into bloody civil war. None of them understands the nature of selfless love, exemplified by their long-suffering womenfolk.

Contributors

Author:
Henrik Ibsen
Translated by:
Michael Meyer
Music:
Mike Sykes
Adapted and directed by:
Martin Jenkins
Haakon:
Michael Sheen
Nicholas:
Paul Scofield
Skule:
Gerard Murphy
Ragnhild, his wife:
Sarah Badel
Margaret, his daughter:
Jasmine Hyde
Sigrid, his sister:
Maureen O'Brien
Dagfinn:
David Bannerman
Gregorius:
John Evitts
Paul Flida:
Carl Prekopp
Ivar Bodde:
Ian Masters
Peter:
James D'Arcy
Jatgheir:
Ben Crowe
Baard Bratte:
David Collings
Sigard:
Sam Crane
Source: Radio Times

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