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Tamburlaine the Great

on Third Programme

by Christopher Marlowe
Music composed and conducted by Christopher Whelen
with Stephen Murray, Sheila Allen and David March

Part 1
Main characters in order of speaking:
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX
John Rye is in 'A Funny Thing' at the Strand Theatre, London; Joss Ackland broadcasts by permission of the Mermaid Theatre Trust
Second broadcast
Part 2: April 12

During the Interval (9.50-10.0*)
A record of Geminiani's Concerto in C major, Op. 7 No. 3 played by I Muslei followed by an interlude at 10.&B

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Marlowe
Conducted By:
Christopher Whelen
Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
Sheila Allen
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Produced By:
John Rye
Unknown:
Joss Ackland
Mycetes, King of Persia:
David Valla
Cosroe his brother:
John Rys
Theridamas, a Persian lord:
Joss Ackland
Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd:
Stephen Murray
Zenocrate, the daughter of Soldan of Egypt:
Sheila Allen
Tamburlaine's followers:
Techelles: Tom Watson
Tamburlaine's followers:
Usumcasane: Bruce Condell
Bajazeth, Emperor of the Turks:
David March
Zabina, his wife:
Sheila Grant
Soldan of Egypt:
John Gabriel
King of Arabia:
Denys Hawthorne

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