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Drama on 3

Curated by Mark Ravenhill

Episode 2: The Octoroon

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: 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

Contributors

Mrs Peyton:
Barbara Barnes
Sunnyside:
Geoffrey Burton
Jacob M'Closky:
Steven Hartley
Salem Scudder:
Toby Jones
Wahnotee:
Earl Kim
Dora Sunnyside:
Claire Lams
George Peyton:
Trevor White
Composer:
Colin Sell

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