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Dog in the Manger

Lope de Vega's Spanish Golden Age comedy, starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas. A tale of love, desire, envy, class and downright nonsense in a new version by David Johnston.

Spanish Golden Age comedy starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas. Lope de Vega, a contemporary of Shakespeare, was one of Spain's greatest writers and the author of something like 1800 plays. Of the several hundred remaining works, Dog in the Manger, written in 1618, is regarded as his masterpiece. It is a tale of Love, Envy, Class and downright nonsense: a scandalous comedy in a new version for radio by David Johnston.

CAST

Diana - Olivia Poulet
Teodoro - Joe Thomas
Tristan - Sion Pritchard
Marcela - Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Ricardo - Francois Pandolfo
Federico - Danny Ashok
Fabio - Alex Devrient
Anarda - Valerie Vansovica
Octavio - Hugh Thomas
Ludovico - Simon Armstrong
Camilo - Dino Kelly
Peter - Curtis Kemlo

Translated and adapted by David Johnston

Sound: Catherine Robinson
Director: John Norton
A 麻豆社 Audio Wales production.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Mar 2024 19:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Mar 2024 19:30