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Paolo and Francesca

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A tragedy by Stephen Phillips.
Adapted for television and produced by Michael Barry.
Songs sung by Gordon Little
Harp accompaniment by John Cockerill
(Joyce Redman appears by permission of the Old Vic Theatre Company)

The action of the play takes place in and near Gradarra Castle, for many generations the stronghold of the Malatesta family. Tyrants of Rimini, they held sway over the surrounding countryside during the internecine strife of the Guelph and Ghibelline factions during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
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Contributors

Author:
Stephen Phillips
Adapted for television and produced by:
Michael Barry
Singer:
Gordon Little
Harpist:
John Cockerill
Music composed and arranged by:
James Hartley
Settings:
Barry Learoyd
Giovanni Malatesta, Tyrant of Rimini:
George Hayes
Paolo, brother to Giovanni:
John Bailey
Francesca da Rimini, daughter of de Polenta, Tyrant of Ravenna:
Joyce Redman
Lucrezia Degl' Onesti, cousin to Giovanni:
Dorothy Green
Angela, a blind and aged servant:
Dora Sevening
Nita, maid to Francesca:
Vera Cook
Carlo, servant to Giovanni:
Enid Kenworthy
Pulci, a drug-seller:
Barry Phelps
Officer of Paolo's Company - Valentino:
Norman Claridge
Officer of Paolo's Company - Corrado:
George Woodbridge
Officer of Paolo's Company - Luigi:
Ray Cunnington
A sergeant of the Canadian Army:
Harry Lane
A British soldier:
Charles Victor
Other parts played by:
Charles Clauson
Other parts played by:
Marguerite Young
Other parts played by:
Brenda Gregsten
Other parts played by:
Margery Bardsley
Other parts played by:
Diana Mahony
Other parts played by:
Jack White
Other parts played by:
Bill Richards
Other parts played by:
John Duncan
Other parts played by:
John Raggett
Other parts played by:
Hubert Longden

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