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Thirty-Minute Theatre

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Prospero's Farewell
The second of three plays about the life and times of William Shakespeare by H. F. RUBINSTEIN (1891-1975)
An impression of the dramatist at work on The Tempest on the eve of his retirement to Stratford-upon-Avon In 1610.
The action takes place in the Mermaid Tavern in London. Produced and directed by CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Unknown:
William Shakespeare
Unknown:
H. F. Rubinstein
Directed By:
Charles Lefeaux
Shakespeare:
Robert Lang
Mistress Johnson:
Eva Stuart
Susanna HalL:
Kate Binchy
Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton:
William Eedle
Elizabeth, Countess of South ampton:
Jane Knowles
A Strange Lady:
Sheila Grant
Source: Radio Times

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