Road to Venice
By Douglas Livingstone. When one of them plans to remarry, three old school friends, now nearing 70, go on a hen party to Venice, which holds a particular attraction for the bride.
It's rare to have a play about three women who are no longer in the first flush of youth, but Douglas Livingstone's Road to Venice is an account of the hen party in Venice of three women nearing seventy, with one of them being the future bride.
Barbara Flynn, Gabrielle Lloyd and Angela Pleasence play the three women with Ronald Pickup as the elderly fianc茅 and though there's a lot of humour in the play Douglas Livingstone has a real insight into the problems which face the three women. And with recordings that were specially made during the Regata Storica last September, the listener will feel that he also has taken the Road to Venice.
Written by Douglas Livingstone
Directed and produced by Jane Morgan
It is a Unique production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sally | Barbara Flynn |
| Hilda | Gabrielle Lloyd |
| Irene | Angela Pleasance |
| Simon | Ronald Pickup |
| Marco | Vincenzo Nicoli |
| Sophia | Eugenia Caruso |
| Writer | Douglas Livingstone |
| Director | Jane Morgan |
| Producer | Jane Morgan |
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- Tue 22 Apr 2014 14:15麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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