The Understudy by Jo Anderson

Saturday Night Theatre: The Understudy
Sat 19th Feb 1994, 19:50 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A psychological ghost story by Jo Anderson.

An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder in Victorian theatreland leads to a deadly confrontation.
Director Adrian Bean

John Stanger: Nigel Anthony
Jen Stanger: Frances Jeater
Paul Anstruther: Michael N Harbour
Undy: Caroline Strong
The Other: Peter Whitman
Belling: Barry J Gordon
Maurice: Neville Jason
Harris: Fraser Kerr
Molly: Cathy Sara
Frank: Terry John
Henrietta: Gaye Brown
Barmaid: Jo Anderson
Peter: Tom Bevan
Ben: Paul Panting
Lizzie: Elaine Claxton
Lift operator: Lyndam Gregory
Jen's PA: Teresa Gallagher
Geordie doorman: Shaun Prendergast

"Theatreland", London's main theatre district, contains approximately forty venues and is located in and near the heart of the West End of London.

From 1880–1914, the West End was established as theatreland. This was characterized by a huge wave of theatre building with new stages servicing the masses who were flooding into the district. Theatre was dominated by the titanic figures of Henry Irving and Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Shows would also tour, benefiting from the information that they had first been seen in the West End, thus enhancing the glamorous reputation of the district.

The Monday Play: Tonic Water and Ice
Mon 10th Aug 1981, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM
By Jane Beeson
Dick and Jan are seen by their friends as the couple who have everything - looks, money, the perfect marriage. However, Dick's unusually close relationship with his mother has become a serious threat to their happiness. During a long, hot summer weekend at his parents' country house by the sea, the tension becomes unbearable.
Director Cherry Cookson

Dick: -Michael Pennington
Jan: -Francesca Annis
Alice: -Avril Elgar
Julian: -Michael Cochrane
Sonia: -Phyllida Nash
Charles: -Noel Howlett
Dick as a child:m -Susan Sheridan

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