Posters of the Moulin Rouge by John Peacock

1889, Paris. When Charles Zidler opens his extravagant pleasure palace, the Moulin Rouge, in bohemian Montmartre, he commissions local artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to create a series of posters to promote it. The striking lithographs Henri produces will make his name - and launch the careers of the performers he portrayed.

John Peacock brings Toulouse Lautrec's poster characters to life in four plays about the entertainers whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.

Yvette Guilbert 00:00
Singer Yvette Guilbert is drawn to a brand new venue in the capital city of France.
Yvette Guilbert ...... Julie Covington
Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Albine Guilbert ...... Pauline Letts
Oller ...... Carlos Douglas
Louise Weber ...... Frances Barber
Maxine ...... Valerie Sarruf
Jean Lorrain ...... John Moffatt
Leon Forneau ...... Simon Treves
Gabrielle ....... Sue Broomfield
Driver ....... Michael Graham Cox
Marie ....... Alice Arnold
Lamplighter ....... John Bull
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Written by John Peacock
Directed by Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989

The Boneless Wonder 56:54
Only a shadow on a poster - what is Valentin Renaudin in real life?
Valentin Renaudin ...... Stephen Thorne
Celine Renaudin ...... Margaretta Scott
Louise Weber ...... Frances Barber
La Mome Fromage ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Alice Goujon ...... Anna Cropper
Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Monsieur Goujon ...... Michael Graham Cox
Theo Renaudin ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Georges Tabards ...... David Goudge
Joseph Oller ...... Carlos Douglas
Adele ...... Sue Broomfield
Gerard ...... John Bull
Michel Renaudin ...... Brian Miller
Annie ...... Jo Kendall
Shop Assistant ...... Marcia King
Nini ...... Alice Arnold
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Written by John Peacock
Directed by Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989

La Goulue 1:51:35
Dancer Louise's nickname of La Goulue is singularly appropriate - she's a glutton for food and life...
Louise Weber ...... Frances Barber
La Mome Fromage ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Annie ...... Jo Kendall
Joseph Oller ...... Carlos Douglas
Henri Lassin ...... Michael Graham Cox
Mme Gillottes ...... Margaret Courtenay
Gerard ...... John Bull
Mme Grille ...... Marcia King
Tremolada ...... Donald Gee
Jeanne Faes ...... Maria Miles
Jacques ...... Joe Dunlop
Guy Benoits ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Nini ...... Alice Arnold
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Written by John Peacock
Directed by Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989

Jane Avril 2:47:11
They called her Crazy Jane because of the way she danced, but it was not an affectionate nickname. Jane Avril used people all her life and reaped the consequences...
Jane Avril ...... Angela Pleasence
Gazelle ...... Vivian Pickles
Andre Vaubert ...... Jack Galloway
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ...... Clive Merrison
Arsene Ondet ...... David King
Charles Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Annine ...... Jo Kendall
Chairman ...... John Bull
Alain Marais ...... Brian Miller
Madeleine ...... Anne Carroll
Cleaner ...... Tara Dominic
Matron ...... Anna Cropper
Maxine ...... Valerie Sarruf
Claire Cortin ...... Alice Arnold
Gazelle (at 17) ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Written by John Peacock
Directed by Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989

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