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Don Gilet

Verity-May Henry

Kathryn Hunt

Conrad Nelson

Tupele Dorgu

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Losing My Penny by Leah Chillery

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Quirky tales about the registering of life's big moments.

Leo is in love with Penny and plans to marry her – possessive father permitting. But Leo is harbouring secrets. Stars Don Gilet.

Leo is in love with Penny and he plans to marry her. It seems that there is only Penny's possessive father in the way. But Leo has secrets of his own. 

A series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death.

Leo....................Don Gilet 
Penny................Verity May Henry 
Rita.....................Kathryn Hunt 
Henry.................Conrad Nelson 
Duchess.............Tupele Dorgu 
Bartholomew......Fiona Clarke 

Written by Leah Chillery.
Director: Gary Brown

A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.

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Six quirky plays that start in a register office and end in a birth, marriage or death.

Series of six quirky plays that start in a register office and end in a birth, marriage or death.

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