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The Sunday Play: The Ceremony of Innocence

BBC Radio 3
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Martyn Wade's play about the life of Benjamin Britten explores the composer's professional and personal passions. It focuses on the foundation of the Aldeburgh Festival 50 years ago and the nature of his interest in the young people who played roles in the first performances of some of his compositions.
Stuart Hutchinson (piano)
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Contributors

Writer:
Martyn Wade
Pianist:
Stuart Hutchinson
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Benjamin Britten:
Simon Russell Beale
Peter Pears:
Julian Wadham
Imogen Holst:
Anna Massey
W.H. Auden:
John Wood
E.M. Forster:
Alan MacNaughtan
Edward:
Christopher Good
Young Edward:
Peter England
Montagu Slater:
John Rowe
[Actor]:
Iwan Thomas
[Actor]:
Brian Parr
[Actor]:
Jenny Lee
Source: Radio Times

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