Primo Levi's The Periodic Table

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Akbar Kurtha

Henry Goodman

Caolan McCarthy

Debra Baker

Sam Dale

Leo Wan

Rebecca Hamilton

Stephen Critchlow

George Watkins

Katie Redford

Andrew Rothney

Richard Pepple

David Hounslow

Amelia Lowdell

Primo Levi

Graham White

Marc Beeby

Emma Harding

Primo Levi's The Periodic Table: Iron

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Iron

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Akbar Kurtha stars in trhis dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, love and matter.

Akbar Kurtha stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements, introduced by Janet Suzman, dramatised by Graham White. Primo is a student chemist in Fascist Italy

Akbar Kurtha and Henry Goodman star as the younger and older Primo Levi in a major dramatisation of Levi's short stories about our human relationship with the chemical elements. Introduced by Janet Suzman and dramatised by Graham White from the translation by Raymond Rosenthal. 

Iron: The story of Primo Levi's early life as a chemist in Mussolini's Italy, from his student days, his early crushes and his first experiences as a professional chemist, at a time when it was increasingly hard for Jewish Italians to find work.

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Younger Primo ..... Akbar Kurtha
Older Primo ..... Henry Goodman
Enrico/ Marchetti ..... Caolan McCarthy
Rina ..... Debra Baker
Lazzari ..... Sam Dale
Luca ..... Leo Wan
Giulia ..... Rebecca Hamilton
Caselli ..... Stephen Critchlow
Bettega ..... George Watkins
Rita ..... Katie Redford
Sandro ..... Andrew Rothney
Dallaporta ..... Richard Pepple
Antaeus ..... David Hounslow
Alida ..... Amelia Lowdell

Produced and directed by Marc Beeby and Emma Harding

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Major dramatisation of Primo Levi's element-themed stories about life, work and matter.

Primo Levi's short stories about our human relationship with the chemical elements that make up our universe. Dramatized by Graham White from the translation by Raymond Rosenthal.

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