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Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia

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Fireworks at the Villa Lucia

30/08/2011

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia

Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage?

Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage? Paul Mendelson's play stars Samantha Bond.

When Pete - a struggling TV writer - and his wife Julie find themselves staying in the same Italian villa as cult movie director David Joe Jakes, he tries to sell his dog-eared screenplay as the true story of how he met his wife. 

The fireworks begin when he pressgangs his wife into pretending to be a fiery, psychotic, Venezuelan ex-soap star - while he masquerades as her psychoanalyst. 

Paul Mendelson's comedy drama stars Philip Whitchurch as Pete, Samantha Bond as Julie/Julia, Kerry Shale as David, Megg Nicol as Cassie, Flamina Cinque as Lucia/Mrs Booth and Dan Starkey as Elio/Eric.

Director: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.

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