And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield 

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And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield: 2. Daughters of the Late Colonel, The Garden Party, Ma Parker & Her First Ball.

2. Daughters of the Late Colonel, The Garden Party, Ma Parker & Her First Ball.

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Stories of a father’s disapproval, a garden party, grief and short-lived joy.

Stories of a father’s disapproval, a garden party, grief and short-lived joy. Starring Rosie Cavaliero and Michael Bertenshaw.

Katherine Mansfield’s best-loved short stories fully-dramatised in two box-sets.

This second instalment contains four stories of age and experience. 

*   DAUGHTERS OF THE LATE COLONEL:   Jug and Con's fear of their father’s disapproval continues even after he has died. 

Katherine Mansfield ...... Hattie Morahan 
Josephine ....... Rosie Cavaliero 
Constantia ...... Clare Corbett 
The Late Colonel ...... Michael Bertenshaw 
Kate ...... Cecilia Appiah
Mr Farolles ...... Carl Prekopp 
Nurse Andrews ...... Charlotte East  
Cyril ...... Luke Nunn 


*   THE GARDEN PARTY:   Laura learns, briefly, the awful gap between her class and that of a dead neighbour on the day of her mother’s garden party. 

Katherine Mansfield ...... Hattie Morahan
 Laura ...... Cecilia Appiah 
Mrs Sheridan ...... Rosie Cavaliero  
Mr Sheridan ...... Michael Bertenshaw 
Laurie ...... Luke Nunn 
Cook ...... Rose Basista
Sadie ...... Clare Corbett 
Man ...... Carl Prekopp 
Josie ...... Charlotte East

*   LIFE OF MA PARKER:   The cleaner for a Literary Gentleman discovers she has absolutely nowhere to grieve when her grandson dies. 

Life of Ma Parker:
Katherine Mansfield ...... Hattie Morahan
 Ma Parker ...... Rosie Cavaliero 
Literary Gentleman ...... Michael Bertenshaw 
Doctor ...... Carl Prekopp 
Lennie ...... Orla Pearce 

*   HER FIRST BALL:    Leila learns that the joy of a ball, and of being young and free, is short-lived and destined to end.

Katherine Mansfield ...... Hattie Morahan 
Leila ...... Rose Basista 
Laura ...... Cecilia Appiah
Man 1 & 3 ...... Carl Prekopp
Josie ...... Charlotte East 
Man 2 ...... Luke Nunn 
Old Man ...... Michael Bertenshaw 

Dramatised by Katie Hims.

Sound by Peter Ringrose.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2020.

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