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The Ghost Sonata

on BBC Television

by August Strindberg.
Translated from the Swedish by Michael Meyer.
Starring Robert Helpmann, Beatrix Lehmann, Jeremy Brett
with Thomas Heathcote, William Mervyn, John Kidd, Ann Bell

An old man in a wheel-chair offers his patronage to a young student, on one condition-that he goes to a performance of The Valkyrie and asks no questions.

Contributors

Author:
August Strindberg
Translated from the Swedish by:
Michael Meyer
Producer:
Stuart Burge
Music for the harp composed and played by:
Osian Ellis
Designer:
Clifford Hatts
The Poet:
John Rae
The Student:
Jeremy Brett
The Old Man:
Robert Helpmann
The Milkmaid:
Linda Gardner
The Dark Lady:
Yvonne Coulette
The Caretaker's Wife:
Miki Iveria
The Colonel's Daughter:
Ann Bell
The Fiancee:
Jane Eccles
The Dead Man:
George McGrath
Johansson:
Thomas Heathcote
The Nobleman:
Arthur Lawrence
Bengtsson:
John Kidd
The Mummy:
Beatrix Lehmann
The Colonel:
William Mervyn
The Cook:
Anna Wing
The Maid:
Mary McMillen

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