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Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter

Scott Hoatson

Marilyn Imrie

Catherine Bailey

Michael Chaplin

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Series 8: The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus

The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus

Series 8

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On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man are connected by chance.

4 Extra Debut. On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man find themselves connected as each tells his story.  From 2016.

On a Glasgow rooftop, a former Circus trapeze artist and a sad and misunderstood young man become connected by circumstance and a shared experience of life,  as each tells his story.

TV sitcom star Scott Hoatson joins Stanley Baxter in another story written especially for him by award winning TV writer Michael Chaplin. 

Recorded on Stanley’s 90th birthday in 2016 marking 77 years of his work in broadcasting.

Tam .....   Stanley Baxter
Robbie ... Scott Hoatson

Director:  Marilyn Imrie

A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016.

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Series 8

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