Dear Brutus

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JM Barrie - Dear Brutus

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In a magic wood, a second chance awaits people who’ve taken a wrong turn in life.

On Midsummer's Eve, in a magic wood, a second chance awaits people who’ve taken a wrong turn in life. Stars Bernard Hepton.

In a magic wood, on Midsummer's eve, a second chance is offered to those who believe they’ve taken the wrong turning in life. 

Some will take the same path, while others will have a precious glimpse of what can now never be...

Starring Bernard Hepton and Jenny Quayle.  

Written in 1917, JM Barrie's play was adapted by Jeffrey Segal. 

Dearth …. Bernard Hepton
Margaret …. Jenny Quayle
Lob …. Jeffrey Segal
Mrs Murdie …. Carole Boyd
Jenny Dearth …. Frances Jeater
Matey …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Caroline …. Brenda Kaye
Joanna …. Jane Knowles
Mr Coade …. Anthony Newlands
Mrs Coade …. Katherine Parr
Purdie …. Geoffrey Beevers

Written over a decade after Peter Pan, JM Barrie’s title is taken from a line in ‘Julius Caesar’ summing up Shakespeare's argument that we should take responsibility for our own actions: 

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. But in ourselves that we are underlings.' 

Director: Gordon House. 

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in February 1987

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