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Afternoon Theatre: The Nightingale

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A play by David Wade based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, to mark the centenary of his death in 1875.

Contributors

Writer:
David Wade
Based on the fairy tale by:
Hans Christian Andersen
Producer:
Graham Gauld
The Emperor:
John Pullen
The Nightingale:
Elizabeth Proud
Royal Gardener:
Carleton Hobbs
Imperial Orator:
Peter Woodthorpe
High Minister:
Garard Green
Dowager Empress:
Margot Boyd
Mei Hua:
Helen Worth
Death:
Jack May
Physician:
Michael Deacon
Watchmaker:
David Graham
Song of the Nightingale:
Percy Edwards
Source: Radio Times

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