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Martin Jarvis performs classic Richmal Crompton stories for a live theatre audience.

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Just William - Live!: Series 5

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Just William - Live!: Series 5: Episode 2: Violet Elizabeth Runs Away

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Episode 2: Violet Elizabeth Runs Away

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Violet Elizabeth Runs Away

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Martin Jarvis performs Violet Elizabeth Runs Away by Richmal Crompton for a live audience.

Martin Jarvis performs Violet Elizabeth Runs Away by Richmal Crompton in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Riverhouse Barn Theatre in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Martin Jarvis performs the second of two Just William stories by Richmal Crompton in front of an enthusiastic, invited audience at the Riverhouse Barn Theatre, Walton on Thames in Surrey.

In Violet Elizabeth Runs Away, Martin tells the tale of six year old control-freak Violet Elizabeth Bott and her determination to latch onto William Brown and his faithful friends, the Outlaws. If they don't let her stick with them following her escape from school, she'll "scweam and scweam and scweam 'til she's sick". She can too. Reluctantly, William allows her to spend the afternoon with them. But then fate takes an unexpected turn. 


Director: Rosalind Ayres 
A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4.

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Martin Jarvis performs two Richmal Crompton comic classics for a live audience.

Martin Jarvis performs two Richmal Crompton comic classics at the Riverhouse Barn Theatre, Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.

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