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A play by Rosalind Vallance from an old Russian legend.
The scene is laid inside the home of a Russian peasant
The time: Christmas Eve

Contributors

Writer:
Rosalind Vallance
Settings:
Richard Henry
Producer:
Joy Harington
Youshko, an old man:
John Warrington
Marusha, his wife:
Olga Dickie
Three children:
Vova: Michael Lister
Three children:
Katinka: Diane Cook
Three children:
Pietre: Colin Campbell
Snegorotcha, the Snow-Baby:
Jennifer Alderton

by James Bridie.
[Starring] Ernest Jay
(Second performance on Thursday at 8.0 p.m.)

Contributors

Author:
James Bridie
Settings and costumes designed by:
James Bould
Producer:
Matthew Forsyth
Narrator/The Angel:
Kenneth Mackintosh
'The Whale':
George Curzon
Jonah:
Ernest Jay
Josdibiah:
Beckett Bould
Euodias:
June Rodney
Hashmonah:
Norman Tyrrell
Naaran:
Ruth Lawrence
Bilshan:
Robin Bailey
Sentry:
Harry Shacklock
A sea captain:
Graham Squire
The mate:
Dervis Ward
Two passengers:
Anne Lindsay
Two passengers:
Timothy Sherston
Two camel drivers:
Robert Sawell
Two camel drivers:
Terence Soall
Assur-Nirari, King of Assyria:
George Curzon
Shiphra:
Jill Balcon
Governor of Nineveh:
Arthur Hewlett

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