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Kenneth Branagh leads cast in new production of Cyrano de Bergerac for Radio 3
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3 presents new productions of Cyrano de Bergerac and Cat
On A Hot Tin Roof on Drama On 3 in March 2008. .
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Kenneth Branagh leads
the cast in Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac to be broadcast on
Easter Sunday, 23 March, whilst Joss Ackland plays Big Daddy in
Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, broadcast on Sunday
16 March.
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Set in Paris in 1640 Cyrano de Bergerac is a classic tale of
romance and tragedy: talented poet, swordsman and Cadet in the
French army Cyrano falls in love with his beautiful cousin Roxane
but lacks the confidence to reveal his true feelings due to his
large nose.
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Resigned to his loss Cyrano offers to help Christian
win her affections by writing love letters on his behalf, Roxane
falls in love with author of the letters not realising it is
Cyrano...
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Branagh plays the lovelorn Cyrano, alongside Jodhi May (Last Of
The Mohicans, The Other Boleyn Girl) as Roxane, John Shrapnel (Gladiator) as De Guiche and Tom Hiddleston (Othello, Donmar) as
Christian.
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The play is directed by David Timson and is a Ukemi production for Radio 3.
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Branagh last appeared on Radio 3 in
October 2005 in Terence Rattigan's Bequest To The Nation.
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Abigail Appleton, Head of Speech Programming, Radio 3, says: "I
was lucky enough to watch the recording in studio of the final
scenes of this new production of Cyrano de Bergerac – I hope
listeners will feel as moved by the performances as I was.
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"New
radio productions of classic stage plays are at the heart of Radio
3's drama schedule alongside new writing and we are delighted to
be able to bring listeners two major new productions with such
distinctive casts."
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Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is the powerful tale of
a dysfunctional Mississippi family brought together to celebrate the 65th birthday of
patriarch Big Daddy, who is unaware he has
terminal cancer.
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As the tension increases family secrets,
rivalries and infidelities rise to the surface.
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Joss Ackland
stars alongside Gemma Jones as Big Mamma, Marcus D'Amico as Brick,
Elizabeth McGovern as Maggie, Alison Steadman as Mae and Clive
Carter who plays Gooper.
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This new production is faithful to Tennessee
Williams' original text and is directed by Andy Jordan for
Ladbroke Productions.
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Broadcast details
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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof: Sunday 16 March 2008, 8.00pm
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Cyrano de Bergerac: Sunday 23 March 2008, 8.00pm Ìý
Radio 3 Publicity
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