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Drama on 3

Curated by Mark Ravenhill

Episode 2: The Octoroon

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 5^th May 2013, 20:30 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 25^th May 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

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Set on a Louisiana plantation in the 1850s, Dion Boucicault's classic melodrama exploring Abolition and the role of theatre in politics. Show more

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Writer:: Dion Boucicault
Adaptor:: Mark Ravenhill
Mrs Peyton:: Barbara Barnes
Sunnyside:: Geoffrey Burton
Jacob M'Closky:: Steven Hartley
Salem Scudder:: Toby Jones
Wahnotee:: Earl Kim
Dora Sunnyside:: Claire Lams
Paul:: John MacMillan
Zoe:: Amaka Okafor
Ratts:: Paul Stonehouse
Pete:: David Webber
George Peyton:: Trevor White
Composer:: Colin Sell
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Jeremy Mortimer

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Drama on 3: Curated by Mark Ravenhill

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