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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Guardsman

on BBC Radio 4 FM

In this ingenious marital comedy, which also investigates questions of identity and role play.
Nandor, an idolised actor, disguises himself as a guardsman in order to test the fidelity of his wife Ilona. However when Ilona falls for the handsome stranger without apparently seeing through his disguise, Nandor increasingly identifies himself with the Guardsman instead of the betrayed husband. Budapest: 1910

Contributors

Writer:
Ferenc Molnar
Translated by:
Frank Marcus
Director:
Glyn Dearman
Piano:
Mary Nash
Ilona:
Judi Dench
Nandor:
John Moffatt
Bela:
Francis Matthews
Mother:
Lally Bowers
Liza:
Tammy Ustinov
Creditor:
David Gooderson
Usherette:
Jean Trend

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