Present Laughter
4 Extra Debut. Set to tour overseas, actor Garry Essendine鈥檚 life is in danger of unravelling. Stars Paul Scofield and Patricia Routledge.
Noel Coward's 1943 provocative comedy about a bohemian world of actors and managers.
Starring Paul Schofield, Patricia Routledge and Miriam Margolyes.
Egomaniac Garry Essendine leads a complicated life as he prepares to go on tour to Africa.
'Every play you appear in is exactly the same. You have a great following and a strong personality, and all you do with your talent is wear dressing-gowns and make witty remarks!'
Daphne Stillington .... Miriam Margolyes
Miss Erikson .... Diana Olsson
Fred .... Timothy Bateson
Monica Reed .... Patricia Routledge
Garry Essendine .... Paul Scofield
Liz Essendine .... Joy Parker
Roland Maule .... David Timson
Henry Lyppiatt .... Alan Rowe
Morris Dixon .... Vernon Joyner
Joanna Lyppiatt .... Fenella Fielding
Lady Saltburn .... Betty Huntley-Wright
Adapted and directed by Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in December 1974
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- Mon 16 Dec 2024 14:30大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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