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Drama on 4: Nicola Baldwin - Edward Alleyn's Devil

Nicola Baldwin - Edward Alleyn's Devil

27/12/2006

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Nicola Baldwin - Edward Alleyn's Devil

Famed Jacobean actor Edward Alleyn believed he saw a devil on stage. What really happened?

London, 1605. Famed Jacobean actor Edward Alleyn believed he saw a devil on stage. What really happened? Stars Richard McCabe and Brian McCardie.

Edward Alleyn's Devil

By Nicola Baldwin.

London, 1605. Edward Alleyn was the most famous actor of the Jacobean stage. At the height of his fame, he believed he saw a devil on stage. This snowy, sparkling play investigates what really happened and looks at the consequences that still influence us today.  

Edward Alleyn ...... Richard McCabe
William Grogan ...... Brian McCardie
Philip Henslowe ...... Philip Jackson
Fardinandoo Black ...... Desmond McNamara
Joan Alleyn ...... Christine Kavanagh
Sir Francis Calton ...... Sam Dale
John Pyg ...... Joe Prospero
Robert Shaa ...... Joseph Kloska
Miss Wills ...... Bethan Walker
Isack Shackerley ...... Paul Richard Biggin.

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