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The Friday Play: Woman of Paris

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by HENRY BECQUE adapted by PETER BARNES from KATE HORN'S translation of La Parisienne and its sequel, Veuve. With and
In a Paris household of the 1890s, lovers, husbands and wives indulge in elegant acrobatics in order to maintain a precarious social equilibrium.
This black comedy is a study of sexual intrigue, festering beneath the cloak of middle-class respectability.
Music by Jonathan Gibbs of the Radiophonic Workshop.
Directed by IAN COTTERELL (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Becque
Adapted By:
Peter Barnes
Unknown:
Kate Horn
Music By:
Jonathan Gibbs
Directed By:
Ian Cotterell
Clotilde:
Judi Dench
Lafont:
Dinsdale Landen
Adolphe:
Edward De Souza
M Simpson:
Nicholas Farrell
Adele:
Elaine Claxton
Source: Radio Times

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