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Thirty-Minute Theatre

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A Very Good Piece of Work by ANTONIO SKÁRMETA translated and adapted by EVELYN FISHBURN
The first of two plays by this exiled Chilean author, set in Chile shortly after the 1973 coup.
Pedro is a small boy whose only interest is football and who is puzzled by the strange noises emanating from his parents' short-wave radio. But one day at school he is asked to write a composition on how his family spend their time.... with JUDY FRANKLIN , Directed by MARGARET ETALL long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Antonio Skármeta
Adapted By:
Evelyn Fishburn
Unknown:
Judy Franklin
Directed By:
Margaret Etall
Pedro:
Susan Sheridan
Father:
John Levitt
Mother:
Dorit Welles
Teacher:
Lolly Cockerell
Aunt:
Sonia Fraser
Captain Romo:
John Church
Radio announcer:
Patrick Barr
Tubby:
Judy Bennett
Leiva:
Elizabeth Lindsay
Source: Radio Times

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