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Afternoon Play: Tell Jake to Sleep on the Roof

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By Alison Joseph.

In 1914 Margaret Sanger, the rebel and campaigner for birth control, embarked on a relationship with eminent Fabian and sexual campaigner Havelock Ellis. It was to shake his free-love marriage for ever. Using letters and autobiographies, this drama recreates that year and questions whether history can tell the truth.

Contributors

Writer:
Alison Joseph
Director:
Marion Nancarrow
Margaret:
Briony Glassco
Comstock:
Gavin Muir
Havelock:
David Callings
Mother 1:
Beth Chalmers
Edith:
Richenda Carey
Mother 2:
Alison Pettitt
Source: Radio Times

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