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Swan Song

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

by Anton Chekhov
A short play translated by Nicholas Bethell
[Starring] Wilfrid Lawson as the actor Svetlovidov
with John Ruddock as Nikita, the prompter.

The play is set on the empty stage of a provincial Russian theatre after Svetlovidov's benefit performance. It is towards the end of the last century.

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Contributors

Author:
Anton Chekhov
Translated by:
Nicholas Bethell
Producer:
John Tydeman
Svetlovidov:
Wilfrid Lawson
Nikita:
John Ruddock
Source: Radio Times

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