David Edgar - Something Wrong about the Mouth
Soho, 1958. An American wants a portrait of a woman he can't produce, dressed for an event that didn't occur. With Damian Lewis.
London's Soho, 1958. A mysterious American wants to commission a portrait of a woman he can't produce, in a dress he can only describe, at an event which never happened.
David Edgar's love story told at the border between memory and fiction, trust and betrayal, East and West.
Gene Pew ...... Damian Lewis
Desmond McElwee ...... Bill Paterson
Mrs Pew ...... Lisa Dillon
Dr Frisch ...... David De Keyser
The Hotelier ...... Andrew Sachs
Peter Szabo ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Other parts played by Carolyn Pickles, 脡va Magyar, Kenneth Collard, Christine Kavanagh and Joseph Kloska.
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in January 2007.
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Sat 20 Jan 2007 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4 FM- Sat 16 May 2009 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 27 Nov 2016 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 Nov 2016 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 22 Sep 2019 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 23 Sep 2019 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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