Reading Europe - Russia: Bride and Groom

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Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Jacob Ifan

Sion Pritchard

Steve Speirs

Alexandria Riley

Beth Robert

Siw Hughes

Dafydd Emyr

Ifan Huw Dafydd

Alisa Ganieva

Bethan Roberts

Carol Apollonio

Helen Perry

Alisa Ganieva - Bride and Groom: Episode 2

Episode 2

Alisa Ganieva - Bride and Groom

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Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry? Stars Aimee-Ffion Edwards?

Acts of fate pushing Marat and Patya together, suddenly start to pull them apart. Will they marry? Stars Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

A death in the settlement further destabilises the community whilst the return of the infamous Khalilbek stirs mixed emotions. 

As Marat's wedding date draws closer, the acts of fate that once pushed Marat and Patya closer together, suddenly starts to pull them apart. 

Will there be a wedding after all?

Contemporary Russian author, Alisa Ganieva's tragi-comic love story about family expectations, religious and cultural tensions, amid power struggles in rural Dagestan. 

Dramatised by Bethan Roberts from the translation by Dr Carol Apollonio. 

Patya    ......    Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Marat    ......    Jacob Ifan
Timur    ......    Sion Pritchard
Khadizha    ......    Beth Robert
Papa    ......    Steve Speirs
Granny    ......    Siw Hughes
Colonel Gazier    ......    Dafydd Emyr
Khalilbek	Ifan    ......    Huw Dafydd

Director: Helen Perry

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Alisa Ganieva's multi-layered, magical, modern story about love and fate set in Dagestan

Alisa Ganieva's multi-layered, magical, modern story about love and fate set in Dagestan. Adapted by Bethan Roberts.

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