Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw

A BBC Radio adaptation of Gorge Bernard Shaw's classic play, broadcast with an all-star cast in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the full-length play's being the first to be broadcast on the BBC Third Programme.

The play is introduced by Sir Peter Hall, who also directed the original 1946 Third Programme production, and is broadcast in its entirety, including the "Don Juan in Hell" segment in Act III.

Narrator (G. B. Shaw) ... Niall Buggy
John Tanner/Don Juan ... Ralph Fiennes
Ann Whitefield/Donna Anna ... Juliet Stevenson
Octavius Robinson ... Nicholas Le Mesurier
Mendoza/The Devil ... John Wood
Roebuck Ramsden/The Commander ... John Standing
Mrs. Whitefield ... Judi Dench
Henry Straker ... Paul Merton
Violet Robinson ... Victoria Hamilton
Hector Malone ... Jack Davenport
Miss Ramsden ... Selina Cadell
Hector Malone Sr. ... Colin Stinton
Ramsden's Maid ... Loveday Smith
Duval ... Eric Ramon
Anarchist ... Peter Gordon
Brigand ... Peter Needham

Music by Mark Thomas

Directed by Peter Hall

Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 20 October 1996

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