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JM Barrie - Dear Brutus

On Midsummer's Eve, in a magic wood, a second chance awaits people who鈥檝e taken a wrong turn in life. Stars Bernard Hepton.

In a magic wood, on Midsummer's eve, a second chance is offered to those who believe they鈥檝e taken the wrong turning in life.

Some will take the same path, while others will have a precious glimpse of what can now never be...

Starring Bernard Hepton and Jenny Quayle.

Written in 1917, JM Barrie's play was adapted by Jeffrey Segal.

Dearth 鈥�. Bernard Hepton
Margaret 鈥�. Jenny Quayle
Lob 鈥�. Jeffrey Segal
Mrs Murdie 鈥�. Carole Boyd
Jenny Dearth 鈥�. Frances Jeater
Matey 鈥�. Stephen Thorne
Lady Caroline 鈥�. Brenda Kaye
Joanna 鈥�. Jane Knowles
Mr Coade 鈥�. Anthony Newlands
Mrs Coade 鈥�. Katherine Parr
Purdie 鈥�. Geoffrey Beevers

Written over a decade after Peter Pan, JM Barrie鈥檚 title is taken from a line in 鈥楯ulius Caesar鈥� summing up Shakespeare's argument that we should take responsibility for our own actions:

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. But in ourselves that we are underlings.'

Director: Gordon House.

First broadcast on the 大象传媒 World Service in February 1987

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